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Lactation Consultant Angie Rosier shares insights about baby weight gain and how to know if your baby is getting enough milk. Many parents prepare extensively for labor but overlook preparing for breastfeeding, which generally lasts much longer than the birth experience.

• Newborn stomachs are tiny—marble-sized on day one, growing to walnut-sized by day three
• Weight loss up to 10% is normal for newborns in the first days
• Babies consume approximately 24 ounces daily for the first 16 weeks
• Healthy weight gain is typically one ounce per day during the first four months
• At 16 weeks, babies' metabolism changes and weight gain slows to about half an ounce daily
• Three ways to know baby is getting enough: weight gain, diaper output, and arm relaxation
• Feeding patterns evolve from many small feedings to fewer larger feedings
• Seek support and education to prepare for your breastfeeding journey

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Host: Angie Rosier
Music: Michael Hicks
Photographer: Toni Walker
Episode Artwork: Nick Greenwood
Producer: Gillian Rosier Frampton
Voiceover: Ryan Parker

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The deep latch is the cornerstone of successful breastfeeding, affecting everything from milk transfer to nipple comfort and baby's weight gain. Angie Rosier shares expertise from her dual role as a doula and lactation consultant, offering practical techniques to improve breastfeeding outcomes.

• Visual signs of a deep latch include pulsating movement by the baby's temple, full jaw movement, and a wide mouth opening of about 140 degrees
• Proper latch should not cause prolonged pain or nipple damage - these are signs adjustment is needed
• Keeping baby remarkably close to the breast helps maintain a deep latch
• Using a rolled blanket under mother's wrist provides support to maintain positioning
• "Threading" technique helps deepen latch by pushing more breast tissue into baby's mouth
• The "chin pull" technique can widen baby's gape while they remain latched
• Most latch problems can be improved without constant relatching, which frustrates babies
• When basic techniques don't solve issues, deeper assessment of oral anatomy may be needed
• Support is available through hospital lactation consultants and private practice consultants
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Show Credits

Host: Angie Rosier
Music: Michael Hicks
Photographer: Toni Walker
Episode Artwork: Nick Greenwood
Producer: Gillian Rosier Frampton
Voiceover: Ryan Parker

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Kimberlee Williams shares her emotional journey from planning a home birth after three easy deliveries to facing a life-threatening medical emergency and a 6-week NICU stay with her premature son Houston.

• Mother of four who moved to Utah shortly before unexpectedly becoming pregnant with her fourth child
• Planned a home birth with a midwife after three previous uncomplicated hospital births
• Experienced a severe migraine at six months pregnant that she suspected was preeclampsia
• Midwife dismissed her high blood pressure, attributing symptoms to food she had eaten
• 20-week ultrasound showed baby was measuring two weeks behind with an empty stomach
• Noticed significantly decreased fetal movement and followed her instinct to get it checked
• Ultrasound technician found baby wasn't moving or swallowing properly
• Hospital discovered her blood pressure was dangerously high, in the 200s
• Emergency C-section at 33 weeks resulted in baby born at only 2 pounds 10 ounces
• Community rallied around the family while baby spent six weeks in NICU
• Discovered toxic heavy metals in prescribed formula were causing developmental delays
• Switching formulas led to immediate improvements in baby's development and weight gain
• Learning to trust maternal instincts and advocate for yourself and your baby

Visit our website, here: https://birthlearning.com/
Follow us on Facebook at Birth Learning
Follow us on Instagram at @birthlearning

Show Credits

Host: Angie Rosier
Music: Michael Hicks
Photographer: Toni Walker
Episode Artwork: Nick Greenwood
Producer: Gillian Rosier Frampton
Voiceover: Ryan Parker