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    Help! My Breasts Are Engorged and My Baby Won't Latch
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Jul 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    Help! My Breasts Are Engorged and My Baby Won't Latch

    The change from colostrum to mature milk is usually smooth but sometimes it can be bumpy. Engorgement may start in the hospital or...
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    The Triple Path: Breastfeed, Pump, and Bottlefeed.
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Triple Path: Breastfeed, Pump, and Bottlefeed.

    The 'triple path' feeding routine is often used in the first few days or weeks of breastfeeding when those babies who may have lost 10%...
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    Why Take Natural Beginnings' Birth Class?
    Sharon Mattes
    • Apr 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Why Take Natural Beginnings' Birth Class?

    Our Birth Classes are award winning for a reason. Our education plan is designed to empower parents to make informed decisions about...
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    Insurance Payment for Lactation Services
    Sharon Mattes
    • Mar 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Insurance Payment for Lactation Services

    Looking for a Lactation Consultant provider who will ‘take your insurance’? That is Not how this works! Here’s what you can do: Step 1)...
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    COVID-19 or Mastitis? How can I tell the difference?
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Mar 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    COVID-19 or Mastitis? How can I tell the difference?

    In a post COVID world, some mothers are rushing to the hospital or their doctors office because they believe they have COVID-19. Only to...
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    My Baby Is Still Nursing Poorly After A Frenotomy. What Can I Do?
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Jan 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    My Baby Is Still Nursing Poorly After A Frenotomy. What Can I Do?

    It is very frustrating to new mothers to have a baby still not nurse well after a frenotomy. Sometimes a tongue tie is diagnosed in the hos
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    Maternal Feelings and Sexuality After Birth: Loving the New You
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Sep 30, 2019
    • 3 min

    Maternal Feelings and Sexuality After Birth: Loving the New You

    Caring for a newborn can be physically and mentally exhausting. As a new mom, you maybe unprepared for all the new postpartum adjustments...
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    Poor Weight Gain After Birth, What to Do
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Aug 2, 2019
    • 5 min

    Poor Weight Gain After Birth, What to Do

    You have been eagerly awaiting the birth of your new baby. The nursery is ready. You and your partner have taken childbirth and...
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    Summer Travel With Baby
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Jul 8, 2019
    • 3 min

    Summer Travel With Baby

    So you are going to be one of the brave, the few and the fearless, a parent with a small infant on vacation. Before you begin your...
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    Engorgement: What is it and how to prevent it
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Jun 1, 2019
    • 4 min

    Engorgement: What is it and how to prevent it

    Help with engorgement is probably the number one early breastfeeding call lactation consultants receive. The first few day after birth...
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    What is in your breast milk? A Lactation Consultant’s Guide
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Apr 23, 2019
    • 4 min

    What is in your breast milk? A Lactation Consultant’s Guide

    As new parents you hear lots of confusing comparisons between human breast milk and formula. Most of the articles are written by...
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    Breastfeeding Red Flags....when to get help
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Mar 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    Breastfeeding Red Flags....when to get help

    As a new mother, you are exposed to lots of conflicting advice about everything from which diapers are “best” to the “right way” to...
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    Why scheduled feedings are not compatible with breastfeeding.
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Feb 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    Why scheduled feedings are not compatible with breastfeeding.

    As a lactation consultant, I am always surprised when new parents believe they need to schedule feedings for their newborns. Some parents...
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    Breastfeeding in a Vacuum: Cultural Isolation and Breastfeeding
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Jan 30, 2019
    • 3 min

    Breastfeeding in a Vacuum: Cultural Isolation and Breastfeeding

    Have you ever wondered why today’s mothers struggle to breast feed? Is it really low milk supply, sore nipples, sleepy babies, chronic...
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    Holiday Gatherings: 10 Hot Button Things That You Should Never Say To A Breastfeeding Mom
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Dec 20, 2018
    • 2 min

    Holiday Gatherings: 10 Hot Button Things That You Should Never Say To A Breastfeeding Mom

    The Holidays are a joyful time of year for most people, filled with the lights and sounds of holiday magic. Being a new mom at this time...
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    Considering Tandem Nursing?
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Nov 29, 2018
    • 3 min

    Considering Tandem Nursing?

    For centuries, it was common for mothers to nurse two siblings who were not twins. For many families this may mean nursing a newborn and...
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    Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding After Sexual Abuse
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Oct 15, 2018
    • 17 min

    Natural Childbirth and Breastfeeding After Sexual Abuse

    As lactation consultants, doulas, childbirth educations and other medical professionals, it can often be daunting to work with women who...
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    Nursing In Public: Stop Hiding In Your Home
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Sep 21, 2018
    • 4 min

    Nursing In Public: Stop Hiding In Your Home

    Most people would be surprised to find nursing in public is usually the number two worry for breastfeeding mothers behind not producing...
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    Primitive Babies, Modern Parents: How to better understand your baby.
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Aug 31, 2018
    • 3 min

    Primitive Babies, Modern Parents: How to better understand your baby.

    I always find it amusing when I’m describing the difference between active nursing and non-nutritive nursing and a new mom has an...
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    Forgotten Baby Syndrome: Summertime Car Safety for Parents
    Cleo Marchese, IBCLC, RLC
    • Jul 24, 2018
    • 3 min

    Forgotten Baby Syndrome: Summertime Car Safety for Parents

    While no parent believes it could happen to them, hot car deaths are a persistent problem in our modern society. This year 28 children...
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