Bliss Breastfeeding

Bliss Breastfeeding I offer personalized professional breastfeeding assistance in your home environment fostering comfort and reliable care for Mommy and baby.

07/27/2026

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07/06/2026

Can you breastfeed and have a drink? Many parents have questions about alcohol and breastfeeding, and clear information can help ease worries.

Alcohol passes into human milk at the same level as it is in your blood, and the amount your baby receives is directly related to how much you drink. For occasional drinking, alcohol has not been shown to be harmful to babies. As alcohol leaves your bloodstream, it also leaves your milk. Pumping and dumping does not remove alcohol, except to relieve fullness or discomfort.

A baby’s age, how much alcohol is consumed, whether food is eaten, and the time that passes all matter. If you are concerned, you can wait for the alcohol to clear from your system, about two hours per drink, or use previously expressed milk.

Read the full article for detailed guidance and safety considerations, including baby age, milk supply, and bed-sharing.

https://laleche.org.uk/alcohol-drink/

06/03/2026

☀️ Can you tan while breastfeeding?

As summer arrives, many nursing moms wonder whether self-tanners, spray tans, tanning beds, or sun exposure could affect their breast milk or baby.

The good news: most tanning methods are unlikely to affect breast milk directly. However, there are important differences between self-tanning lotions, spray tans, and UV tanning that every breastfeeding parent should know.

In our latest article, we break down:
✔️ Self-tanners and breastfeeding
✔️ Spray tan safety and inhalation concerns
✔️ Tanning beds and UV exposure
✔️ Whether tanning products can enter breast milk
✔️ Practical tips for staying safe while nursing

Read more here: https://infantrisk.com/content/can-you-tan-while-breastfeeding-tanning-beds-spray-tans-and-sun-exposure-explained

06/02/2026

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05/30/2026

In the early days, it can be difficult for new parents to tell whether their baby is feeding effectively. Immediately after birth, diaper counts and stool color can give us important clues about how feeding is going. Once colostrum becomes transitional (and later mature) milk, there are three key things we look for in newborns: diaper output, audible swallowing, and visible swallowing.

[Image Description] Is Baby Eating? Infographic, featuring a photo of an infant nursing at the breast with a hospital bracelet on. Continued in comments.

05/30/2026

Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with us during this accredited webinar examining the hidden costs of infant feeding and the impact of economic pressure: https://www.goldlearning.com/lecture-library/resilience-breastfeeding-surviving-economic-pressure-detail

Live on August 4, Holly Johnson, MPH, IBCLC presents “The Cost of Feeding: What Families Teach Us About Resilience, Breastfeeding, and Surviving Economic Pressure”!

Get set to learn:
✨How economic pressure, work demands & unequal access to resources shape feeding decisions
✨The important role you play as a lactation professional
✨Strategies to simplify breastfeeding & reduce family stressors
✨How we can help make breastfeeding more sustainable for families
✨Ways to improve the provider-family relationship

Let’s elevate lactation care and improve support for families together this World Breastfeeding Week! Live and recorded access are included in your registration.

05/07/2026

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05/05/2026

New Publication Alert from the InfantRisk Center

Human milk can naturally vary in color but sudden changes can be surprising and sometimes concerning for breastfeeding families.

Our newly published study in the Journal of Human Lactation, “Colorful Concerns: Exploring Perceived Reasons for and Maternal–Infant Reactions to Human Milk Color Changes Through a Cross-Sectional Study,” explores how mothers experience, interpret, and respond to changes in milk color.

The findings highlight the need for better anticipatory guidance so families know that milk color variation can occur and unnecessary fear does not disrupt breastfeeding.

Read the full article: https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/USKU28BSYI49G9ABY84R/full

05/02/2026

Babies nurse more in hot weather. Exclusively breastfed babies do not require additional water.
**even when it's very hot outside** as long as baby is allowed to nurse as needed.

05/02/2026

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.

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