Every October, the National Breast Cancer Foundation runs their annual campaign to raise awareness about breast health and the impact of breast cancer. Breast health shouldn’t be an awkward conversation. Just like taking care of the rest of your body through exercise and a healthy diet, as women, paying attention to our breasts and implementing…
Plato said, “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” How something starts often impacts if and how it thrives or falters. This is certainly true of the Black breastfeeding experience. Ever since we arrived in this country as enslaved people, our breastfeeding journey has been systematically undermined. Our milk was often not…
Jump to a Section: Set up a breastfeeding station Have a lactation consultant on speed dial Rest (and then rest some more) Ask for support Center pleasure as much as you can Do at least one thing per day just for you Breastfeeding is well…a lot. Even if the latch is great, milk is…
Breastfeeding is not always easy. Let’s get that out of the way. And for many people, breastfeeding might not be a viable option. That’s ok. At Ergobaby we recognize that everyone comes to parenthood through a unique journey and that journey doesn’t stop once a baby joins your family. Our goal is to support parents…
Jump to a Section: Important Things to Note Formula Alternatives FAQ’s Additional Resources How You Can Help The current formula shortage has been a major stress point for families everywhere as so many little ones rely on formula to receive vital nutrition. If this is you, we want to provide support and resources to get…
Jump to a Section: Bonding Vs Attachment Parenting Ways to Keep Your Baby Close Skin to Skin Babywearing Holding Your Baby Breastfeeding Co-Sleeping Don’t Stress the Mess There are a handful of reasons — all supported by science — why you want to keep your baby close[1]. Those reasons range from promoting early parent-baby bonding…
Eat a healthy postpartum diet. Know what you need to consume more of. Know what foods to limit or avoid. Keep track of your calories. Eat to fuel your body, not to lose weight. Stay hydrated. Walk as a form of daily exercise. Take advantage of at-home workouts. Push through. Don’t go at it alone….
Your breastfeeding journey will be as unique as you and your little one. There is no one size fits all answer. Whether you’re exclusively nursing, supplementing, or formula feeding, the most important thing is that you are nourishing and taking care of yourself so you can also care for baby. From culture, to climate, to…
Happy Black Breastfeeding Week! Registered Nurse and Lactation Consultant, Jadah Parks Chatterjee shares why this week is so very necessary to be highlighted and celebrated! (Watch Jadah’s Expert Series on Instagram) Ergobaby: Why is Black Breastfeeding Week important? Why was it started? JPC: Black breastfeeding week is the opportunity to bring awareness to the racial…
We are rounding out August here in the US with Black Breastfeeding Week. Why do we need Black Breastfeeding week? Read about it here. We’re so honored to celebrate and honor Black mamas on their breastfeeding journey. Need some tips for breastfeeding in the baby carrier? Check out our video here. We had the opportunity…