Suzy Wilkinson - Lactation Consultant

02/12/2026

Funny but some times true 😂

02/11/2026

Thank you to Bessie's Best Lactation Cookies for supplying samples of your amazing lactation cookies 🍪 Everyone loves them❣️❣️

02/11/2026

All ready for my Winter Infant Feeding Support Group 🤱🏼👩🏻‍🍼💞today 10 atShippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce

02/11/2026

Celebrate yourselves 💞

In case you needed the reminder… she’d be proud of you. 💖✨

02/11/2026

Feeding Support 🤱🏼👩🏻‍🍼Group at 10 am Shippensburg Chamber in the Sun ☀️Porch. *Parking* 33 Orange St W on the back left side. Look for my sign and follow the drive to the ramp to the Sun porch 🤗 717-860-0177

02/10/2026

🌤 Infant Feeding Support Group 🌤
Now that the weather is warming up, it’s the perfect time to get out of the house and connect with other moms 💞 Wednesday February 11th at 10am Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Join us for a relaxed Infant Feeding Support Group — a welcoming space for mothers with babies of all feeding journeys: breastfeeding, bottle feeding, combo feeding, and everything in between. Meeting new friends 💞

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02/10/2026

This is very true and can give parents undue stress and worry 😢 Often 🤱🏼Patents are told to unnecessarily supplement 👩🏻‍🍼by heath professionals

That first number on the scale right after birth often isn’t a baby’s true baseline weight, and understanding why can save so many mothers unnecessary stress in those first days.

Babies are born covered in amniotic fluid, blood, and vernix, and many have not yet had time to p*e or adjust their fluid balance outside the womb. On top of that, many mothers receive IV fluids for hydration, medications, epidurals, or induction. Research shows that some of this extra fluid crosses the placenta and temporarily increases a newborn’s fluid volume at birth. In other words, babies can be born carrying extra fluid that isn’t actually part of their long term body mass….

Then, over the first 24 to 72 hours of life, babies naturally begin to p*e out that extra fluid as their kidneys start working independently. This process is called “postnatal diuresis.” As a result, the number on the scale drops, and families are often told their baby has “lost weight.” BUT in many cases, this isn’t true weight loss from poor feeding or inadequate milk. It is simply the baby returning to their real fluid balance after birth.

Several studies have shown that larger volumes of maternal IV fluids during labor are associated with GREATER early newborn weight loss, suggesting that part of this early drop reflects fluid shifts rather than nutritional problems. Babies whose mothers receive higher amounts of IV fluids tend to show more early weight loss, even when feeding is going well.

This matters because early weight checks are often used to judge breastfeeding success. When fluid related weight shifts are mistaken for feeding problems, families may feel pressured, discouraged, or pushed toward supplementation before it is truly needed.

Of course, weight monitoring remains *important*, and TRUE excessive weight loss or signs of dehydration should always be taken seriously. But numbers should always be interpreted alongside feeding effectiveness, diaper output, and the baby’s overall clinical condition.

Sometimes the scale is showing us fluid adjustment, not feeding failure.

So if you see the number drop in those first days, remember that birth is a huge transition. Babies are moving from a fluid filled environment to regulating their own bodies for the very first time. Give them, and yourself, grace as that adjustment happens.

Watch the baby, not just the scale.

02/09/2026

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday morning at 10am Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce (parking also in the lot 33 Orange ST in the left side corner)

02/09/2026

Can’t to see you all Wednesday for the Support group🤗

Join us and get out of the house with your baby to get the support you may need 🤱🏼👩🏻‍🍼🤗

02/05/2026

Tomorrow Thursday 2/5 at Noon I am hosting a Zoom Newborn feeding support group 🤱🏼Breast, bottle 👩🏻‍🍼and pumping mamas 💞If you need the link please text 717-860-0177 or message me

01/31/2026

Join us and get out of the house with your baby to get the support you may need 🤱🏼👩🏻‍🍼🤗