Breastfeeding
Helpful Tips from your Postpartum Experts
Get evidence-based, judgment-free guidance on breastfeeding, pumping, and feeding your baby. From building a healthy milk supply to managing challenges like clogged ducts or bottle refusal, these articles help you find what works best for your body and your baby—without pressure or guilt.
Breastfeeding Pain: What’s Normal and What’s Not?
If you've spent any time talking to other parents about breastfeeding, you've probably heard responses that make you feel like there’s no way they could be having such wildly different experiences with the same process. While one person says nursing never hurt, another might tell you to expect weeks of...
When Does Breastfeeding Get Easier? What’s Actually Happening and What Helps
If you're reading this, you're probably not looking for a research summary. You're looking for someone to tell you that what you're going through right now has an endpoint — or at least a turning point. You want to know that the pain, the confusion, the middle-of-the-night doubt about whether...
Want to Increase Your Milk Supply? Here’s What Actually Works
If you're worried about your milk supply, you're not alone. One of the most common concerns we hear from new parents is, "Am I making enough milk?" Here is a comprehensive guide on how to increase your milk supply. Whether you're breastfeeding, chestfeeding, exclusively pumping, or using a combination of feeding...
Supplemental Nursing System (SNS): How to Breastfeed With an SNS
Hi, I'm Kristin, the Founder and CEO of Well Supported Family. I adopted a baby in early 2026, and with this new chapter in my life, I decided that nursing with the SNS system would be best for my family. Nursing my adopted child has helped me promote a deep...
How Many Ounces Should a Newborn Eat? Breastmilk & Formula Guidelines by Age
Find out how much breastmilk or formula newborns need per feeding, how intake changes week to week, and signs your baby is getting enough to eat. Feeding a newborn can feel surprisingly confusing, especially when advice from friends, family, and the internet doesn't always line up. One person says your...
Pumping Breast Milk: A Warm, Educational Guide for New Parents
Whether you’re exclusively pumping, combination feeding, pumping at work, building a freezer stash, or pumping for intended parents, we’re here to guide you with compassion and clarity. Pumping can feel overwhelming at first — there’s equipment to learn, schedules to juggle, and a whole lot of “Am I doing this...
Cluster Feeding in Newborns: Why Babies Nurse Constantly and How to Make It Easier
Just when you thought you had your baby’s feeding schedule figured out, they are suddenly nursing CONSTANTLY (or at least it feels like that). Or they seem hungry, you make a bottle, and suddenly they are too fussy to take it. And why, all of a sudden, are they inconsolable...
Breastfed Baby Won’t Take a Bottle? 9 Expert Tips to Solve Bottle Refusal
It can be heartbreaking when your baby cries every time a bottle comes near. You’re not failing—bottle refusal is incredibly common for breastfed babies, and it doesn’t mean you’ve done anything wrong. Many babies need time and gentle encouragement to adjust to a new feeding method. Whether you’re preparing to...
Lactation Support Resources in Atlanta, GA
Breastfeeding is a big undertaking, and it's one that's so much better with proper support. Fortunately, Atlanta, GA, offers a variety of lactation support resources to help parents get answers to their top breastfeeding questions and to succeed in their breastfeeding goals. Here is a comprehensive guide to some of...
Should I use a pacifier with my newborn [or will it cause nipple confusion]?
That is the question! Pacifiers are a hot topic. Should you use a pacifier, that's ultimately up to you as parents. But as a newborn care specialist, postpartum doula, sleep consultant and lactation educator...I am very pro Paci. Let me explain why: Pacifier Concern number one: Pacifiers will effect breastfeeding...
Lactation Support Resources in Naples, FL
During pregnancy a lot of overwhelming questions come up in regards to medical professionals and which one is right for your growing family. With a myriad of doctors, doulas and midwives parents wade through to find birthing support, choosing lactation support can get lost in the mix. So, how can Florida parents...
Is it worth it to hire a night nanny if I am breastfeeding?
Typically, yes. Hi! We are a "night nanny" agency. Which means that we have a team of newborn care specialists and postpartum doulas that provide in-home overnight support to new parents. Some weeks we talk to as many as 50 inquiring parents wanting to understand how our services work. "Is...
Best Online Newborn Care Classes
Becoming a new parent is one of life's most exciting and overwhelming experiences. Whether you're welcoming a baby through pregnancy, surrogacy, or adoption, those first few months can feel like a whirlwind of immense joy - and stressful uncertainty. That's where Baby Care Classes comes in - providing expert guidance...
Understanding Breastmilk and Surrogacy
When considering surrogacy, intended parents may have questions about feeding their newborn, including the use of breastmilk. Do surrogates provide breastmilk? What infant feeding options do intended parents have? Let's explore breastmilk and surrogacy. Here's a guide to understanding feeding options for surrogate-born babies, including surrogate breastmilk typical costs, breastmilk...
Weaning 101
Happy World Breastfeeding Week! One part of the breastfeeding journey that is often overlooked is weaning. As your baby grows, they will eventually need to transition to solid foods. This process, known as weaning, can be both exciting and daunting for parents. Here is a comprehensive guide to help you...
Overnight Newborn Care & Breastfeeding
One of the most common questions we get is, "is overnight care worth it if I plan to breastfeed?" Some parents-to-be wonder if professional overnight care is worth it if they'll still have to be up in the night to nurse the baby. Other parents wonder if it's better to...
What is a dream feed?
There’s a lot to learn about infant sleep! New parents have to navigate a lot of new information, research, and philosophies when learning about infant sleep. One term that’s new for many parents is called a “dream feed.” What is a dream feed? Let’s find out! Feeding a sleeping baby...
5 Best Breastfeeding Positions for New Moms
Breastfeeding a newborn is more than a full time job. New babies eat 8-12+ times per day, around the clock. With each nursing session can take 20-40 minutes, that’s a ton of time spent holding and feeding your little one. As such, it’s really important that you’re comfortable. Nursing in...
Breastfeeding 101
Many new moms are anxious about breastfeeding. New moms wonder, is breastfeeding hard? Will my baby automatically know how to breastfeed? While breastfeeding is a natural instinct, that doesn’t mean it comes without a learning curve. Some babies do latch right on and do great from day one, but most...
Answers to Your Most Common Breastfeeding Questions
Breastfeeding may be natural, but that doesn’t mean it’s effortless. Most moms, whether new or experienced, will have lots of questions along their nursing journey. In this blog post, we’re addressing your most common breastfeeding questions. Let’s get started! When will my milk come in? The first milk, called colostrum,...
Why is there a formula shortage?
The 2020s have brought so many challenges that parents never expected to face. Most recently is the 2022 US formula shortage. This spring, parents have faced an unprecedented formula shortage - and unprecedented stress levels. At the beginning of May 2022, 40% of formula was out of stock on US...
5 Special Gift Ideas for Nursing Moms for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is coming up, and it’s the perfect opportunity to show the nursing mom in your life how very appreciated she is. Breastfeeding is a full-time job, and it’s no walk in the park, either. Nursing moms face challenges like painful latch, cracked nipples, engorgement, plugged ducts, low or...
Breast Cancer and Breastfeeding
The decision to breastfeed can be difficult, and sometimes it's not a decision at all. Parents who adopt, use surrogates, are separated from their baby, or have certain medical issues are not physically able to breastfeed. Most of the times, when talking about the benefits of breastfeeding, the focus is...
How to Burp Your Baby
Burping your baby is an important part of their feeding routine. During a feeding, babies swallow some air bubbles along with their formula or breastmilk. Babies need help with positioning to expel that gas, which otherwise can become trapped in the digestive system and cause discomfort. Read on for all...
What to Expect for Your First Postpartum Period
Pregnancy puts your body through major changes. In less than a year, your uterus goes from the size of a pear to a watermelon and back again. New hormones come online. Others, like estrogen, climb to six times higher than pre-pregnancy levels. It’s a lot to adjust to, but there...
Spring Foods to Boost Milk Supply
Spring is here! It’s a time of renewal, growth, and gratitude for new beginnings. Along with the longer days and warmer temps comes a bounty of healthy, fresh foods. Spring is a wonderful time to be nursing a little one. As farmers markets open up and the first garden harvests...
Finding Lactation Support
Finding Lactation Support in your area is crucial for successfully surpassing breastfeeding issues. We reached out to a local breastfeeding expert and advocate to write us a blog on how to find lactation support! August is Breastfeeding Month! Each week we have celebrated the World, Native Americans, Emergencies, and Black...
How to Navigate Nursing Twins: Expert Tips for Tandem Feeding Success
So you have two babies! [Or you are having two babies] [[Or you are just interested in how someone would manage this feat]] And you want some tips on nursing twins. Feeding one newborn can feel overwhelming; feeding two can seem impossible. Whether you’re nursing twins exclusively or combining breastfeeding...
Breast is Best? Sometimes It Isn’t — And That’s Okay
During World Breastfeeding Week [and every week of the year]. We at Well Supported Family support ALL moms, and all parents and all of their feeding decisions. "Breast is best." You’ve heard it before. "Fed is best." I bet you’ve heard that too. We live in a connected world where...
Breastfeeding 101 — How does this work anyway?
One of the biggest fears I had before my baby was born was about breastfeeding. What if it didn’t work? What if I never made any milk? What if my body just didn’t know how to do it? What helped the most (besides having a school friend working on her...
How does a new mom build her milk supply?
We get this question a lot from new parents. Let's run down a couple of tips. Cluster pumping: This is where you pump for 10 minutes, take 10 minutes off, and repeat this cycle for an hour. Cluster pumping can typically help your milk supply come in in full force or...
How do you clean your breast pump parts? [New CDC Guidelines]
Earlier this summer, a prematurely-born infant had his brain affected by poorly-cleaned breast pump parts, leading to meningitis and global development delays. In that specific situation, the mom would reportedly leave her pump parts soaking in soapy water, then rinse them off hours later. The water could have been a breeding ground...
Welcome to World Breastfeeding Week
From today through August 7th is World Breastfeeding Week (not to be confused with National Breastfeeding Month), and I think that bears a little discussion about breastfeeding (quickly, as we'll have more discussions on this blog for the next few days). The U.S. picture on breastfeeding This Chicago Tribune article is a...
When you're all tied up, getting the right help for tongue and lip ties.
If you recently had or will have your first child and plan to breastfeed, you need to know a little bit about the potential for tongue ties. It’s a somewhat complicated topic, although this article does a good job summarizing it. In short, the normal development of a fetus includes...
Helpful tips from your team at Well Supported Family.
Expert postpartum and newborn advice you can trust.
Since 2016, Well Supported Family has provided newborn care to thousands of families. Our team of certified Postpartum Doulas and Newborn Care Specialists offer daytime, overnight, and 24/7 in-home support across 12 U.S. states. Whether you're recovering from birth, establishing feeding routines, or just trying to get more sleep, we're here to help—one family at a time.
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