The Village Lactation, LLC

04/14/2026

Come visit Becky and say, “hey!” tomorrow during the TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Health Fest tomorrow from 9am-12pm at the OC Convention Center!

03/31/2026

The Village Lactation was in Easton today to see families! ❤️

No need to visits an office when lactation and infant feeding support comes to you! Our lactation consultant Becky travels to the following counties:

- Wicomico
- Somserset
- Worcester
- Dorchester
- Talbot
- Caroline
- Sussex
- and parts of Kent and Accomack counties

To book an appointment:
Text/call 443-266-6200
Book online- www.thevillagelactation.com/services

03/29/2026

Do you hate washing what feels like a million bottle parts every day? 🫠

Well… you might not need to anymore.

A new randomized trial published by JAMA just looked at whether those “anti-colic” / vented bottles actually help with gas in babies…

👉 And here’s what they found:

Across over 1,000 infants (0–90 days old)
there was NO meaningful difference in gas or GI discomfort between bottle types!

Yep.

All those vents, parts, and extra cleaning? They didn’t reduce gas overall.

Now, there were a couple of other findings - some babies in one group cried less during or after feeds, and older babies in one small subgroup seemed to do better.

But the study authors say we need to be careful with those results - older baby finding was not the main point of the study so the data is significantly less reliable as smaller/extra findings are more likely to happen by chance unless proven again in another study.

My take as an IBCLC:

Gas is usually not about the bottle itself (though we do recommend bottles that pass the triangle shape test).

Discomfort during and after feeding is more about:

👉 flow
👉 pacing
👉 positioning
👉 oral function

So if you’ve been overcomplicating things trying to fix gas… this is your reminder that simple can indeed work well.

Liu Y, Ding Y, Yu H, et al. Feeding Bottles With Different Venting Methods and Gastrointestinal Discomfort in Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(3):e263749. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.3749

02/24/2026

Snow is not gonna stop home visits ❤️

02/19/2026

02/13/2026

Yes! B***s solve all 😆

02/04/2026

02/01/2026

01/26/2026

Due to the weather instead of in-person, we will be holding our Infant Feeding Support Group virtually on January 26th at 5:30 pm.

Pregnant, breastfeeding, pumping, bottle or formula feeding we're here to help you! Bring your questions and connect with others ❤

Don't forget to register online on our website or directly at https://villagelactation.intakeq.com/booking

We look forward to seeing you there!