Megan Dunn
Manual therapy or bodywork
Touch creates changes in our body in many ways. Gentle, loving touch can be soothing and calming for our babies. Parents do this...
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Megan Dunn
- Sep 14
- 2 min
ABCs, 123s
When you learned to read you probably started with the names of letters. A, B, C… then the sounds ah, buh, cuh. Eventually you started...
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Megan Dunn
- Sep 10
- 3 min
Protective Sleep - protects mental health, milk production, and relationships
Protective Sleep is a plan to make sure parents are getting enough sleep to be healthy, take care of their baby and themselves, as well...
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Megan Dunn
- Sep 1
- 3 min
Tired of pumping and want to start nursing again?
Transitioning from Bottle Feeding to Nursing This process may take some time and not every step will apply to you and your baby. Reads...
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Megan Dunn
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Tired of Triple Feeding? Have you heard of Parallel Pumping?
Parallel Pumping is a feeding technique that involves nursing a baby at the breast on one side while simultaneously using a breast pump...
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Megan Dunn
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Necessary Nutrients During Lactation
The following nutrients are necessary for every stage of life but may also be contributing factors to low milk production as they are...
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Megan Dunn
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Weaning from a nipple shield
If you've ever gotten started using a nipple shield it can be a bittersweet situation. Sure, your baby can latch now but you also have...
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Megan Dunn
- Sep 1
- 1 min
What are elastic nipples?
Some people have nipples that stretch while pumping so that they extend to the end (or almost to the end) of the flange tunnel. When this...
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Megan Dunn
- Sep 1
- 2 min
What is the vagus nerve?
The vagus nerve is a critical pathway for our parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest), connecting our brain to various essential...
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Megan Dunn
- Sep 1
- 1 min
Developmental Growth Spurts
Babies go through several developmental growth spurts which result in more frequent feeding. Most newborns will want to feed 10-12 times...
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Megan Dunn
- Sep 1
- 2 min
What is infant dyschezia?
Infant dyschezia is a condition characterized by at least 10 minutes of straining and crying before successful or unsuccessful passage of...
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Megan Dunn
- Aug 21
- 2 min
Food Allergies vs Feeding Issue
It can be challenging to figure out if a food in your diet or that has been introduced to baby is causing symptoms or if the symptoms are...
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Megan Dunn
- Aug 21
- 2 min
What is lactose overload?
(Sometimes incorrectly known as “foremilk/hindmilk imbalance”) Let's unravel a breastfeeding mystery today: the terms "foremilk" and...
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Megan Dunn
- Aug 19
- 5 min
MILK ISSUES: SOAPY, METALLIC, SOUR, OR SPOILED MILK?
Some people notice different smells and tastes in their stored milk. It can remind them of soap, metal, fish, or something gone bad....
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Megan Dunn
- Aug 9
- 2 min
What affects the amount of fat and calories in your milk?
It's not your diet, though eating healthier fats does mean your milk will have those healthy fats present. Consuming plant based fats,...
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Megan Dunn
- Jun 13
- 1 min
Swaddling?
#swaddling is just what we do, right? Swaddling has risks to feeding, development, and baby's health. It can also interrupt your ability...
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Megan Dunn
- Jun 6
- 2 min
Why delay a frenotomy (tongue tie release)?
When a tongue tie is identified, often parents may be eager to have a release procedure especially if nursing has been very painful or...
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Megan Dunn
- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
How parents feed their baby is a personal choice...
A personal choice which is influenced by a number of factors and experiences – but all too often the option of a choice is an illusion....
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Megan Dunn
- Nov 17, 2022
- 1 min
It's Prematurity Awareness Day
40-70% of children born prematurely experiencing feeding problems. Feeding human milk and chestfeeding is definitely possible but parents...
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Megan Dunn
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
What's bodywork? How might it help my baby?
Bodywork or manual therapy includes many types of hands-on treatments focused on supporting normal movement and function. This can...
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