Boobie Guru

If you're in this season of raising babies, Rest Assured was written for you.

Read it here: https://geni.us/RestAssured

"This book is beautiful and so reassuring for new parents. If we all responded to our babies this way our world would be a much more emotionally balanced and loving place. This book is the best gift you could ever give a new mama."

Mother Nourish Nurture 🫶🏼

'Still Breastfeeding?????' 🤔

The World Health Organization & UNICEF recommend that children are breastfed for at least two years.

Research shows that human milk is a valuable source of nutrition and that toddlers who are breastfed have fewer illnesses and get better sooner than those who are not.

In the second year of a child's life, 448 mL of breastmilk provides:

29% of energy requirements
43% of protein requirements
36% of calcium requirements
75% of vitamin A requirements
76% of folate requirements
94% of vitamin B12 requirements
60% of vitamin C requirements
(Dewey 2001)

Yes! We're still breastfeeding. 🤱🏼

Read more here↙️
https://lllusa.org/toddler-nursing/

Babies and *MOMS*!

Human milk is not simply “another feeding option.” It is a living, dynamic, biologically active substance created specifically for human babies. 🤍

It contains living cells, antibodies, enzymes, hormones, stem cells, immune factors, and nutrients that constantly adapt to a baby’s needs. A mother’s milk changes throughout the day, changes during illness, changes as her baby grows, and even changes during a single feeding.

Formula is manufactured to feed babies when breastfeeding is not possible or supplementation is needed. But manufactured and biological are *not* interchangeable words.

That is not shame.
That is not judgment.
That is scientific reality.

Somehow society became more comfortable normalizing the replacement of human milk than addressing why so many mothers are left unsupported in the first place.

We normalize:
• mothers returning to work days after birth
• lack of paid maternity leave
• poor postpartum support
• dismissing breastfeeding pain instead of treating it
• separating mothers and babies
• lack of skilled lactation care
• sexualizing breastfeeding
• shaming women for nursing in public
• telling exhausted mothers to “just give formula” before offering actual help

Then people act shocked when breastfeeding rates fall.

Breastfeeding mothers do not need less advocacy.
They need more support.

Because for many women, breastfeeding did not fail.
The system failed them.

And yes, formula has a place. Some babies truly need it. Some mothers truly need it. Feeding a baby safely matters most. But pretending formula and human milk are identical does not help families make informed decisions either.

Babies deserve evidence based information.
Mothers deserve honest conversations.
And breastfeeding deserves protection, education, and support instead of defensiveness every time its value is acknowledged.

Human milk is alive.
Formula is manufactured.
Those are not the same thing. 🤍

Breastfed babies are not supposed to keep increasing bottle sizes the way formula fed babies often do.

One of the most common reasons breastfeeding moms begin struggling with pumping output, bottle refusal at the breast, fast bottle preference, or unnecessary concern about supply is because someone told them their breastfed baby “should” be taking 6 to 8 oz bottles.

Human milk changes composition as babies grow. The volume breastfed babies consume over 24 hours stays relatively stable after the first few weeks, typically averaging about 24 to 30 oz total per day. That is why many breastfed babies take around 3 to 5 oz per feeding…even months later.

Large bottles can lead to overfeeding. Babies may continue sucking even when they are already full. This can cause increased spit up, discomfort, stretched stomach capacity, and frustration at the breast.

This is why paced bottle feeding matters. Slow flow ni***es matter. Following baby’s hunger and fullness cues matters.

More ounces does not automatically mean better feeding.

Breastmilk is not meant to be treated exactly like formula, and breastfed babies are not “supposed” to steadily climb to giant bottles.

7 April is Happy World Health Day! The theme for 2026 is: “Together for Health. Stand with Science.” Breastfeeding is a dynamic biological process and a complex science! Trained breastfeeding helpers offer support grounded in science, enveloped in the art of breastfeeding. Reach out at lacsa.org.za if you need assistance!