Bliss Breastfeeding

19/11/2025

So many moms stop breastfeeding long before they ever wanted to not because they “failed,” but because it hurt and nobody ever taught them what a proper latch looks or feels like. A shallow latch can make every feed feel like torture, and far too many new moms are told to just “push through it,” when in reality all they needed was someone to show them how to get a deeper, more effective latch. This is why breastfeeding education isn’t optional it’s essential. A good latch protects ni***es, helps milk transfer, keeps babies growing, and keeps moms going. And when you think about it, better breastfeeding support actually saves insurance companies money. Breastmilk is the ultimate immune system booster: fewer infections, fewer sick visits, fewer hospital stays. Supporting breastfeeding isn’t just good for moms it’s economically smart. If insurance companies actually invested in real lactation support from the start, imagine how many moms could meet their breastfeeding goals instead of giving up from preventable pain.

17/11/2025

Happy World Prematurity Day!
🩵 if you delivered a sweet baby early and need breastfeeding support reach out to me! I have extensive RN & IBCLC NICU experience 🩵

On World Prematurity Day, we want to highlight the powerful impact your milk can have.

Human milk is especially important for premature babies because they need extra nutrients and immune support. Even though having a preterm baby can feel overwhelming, your milk plays a big role in helping your baby grow and stay healthy. Your body produces milk tailored to your preterm infant. It naturally has more protein, extra nutrients, and enzymes that help your baby digest fat. It also protects them from infections while their own immune system is still developing.

If your milk isn’t available, the next best option is pasteurized donor milk, which many hospitals provide, to make sure your baby still gets the benefits of human milk.

13/11/2025

With RSV in the news, here's a study to share. This 2025 Polish review of hospital records found that formula-fed babies were hospitalized longer with more severe RSV infections when compared with breastfed babies. The antibodies in mother's milk are truly a godsend in these horrible situations. Free download here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41149701/

13/11/2025

A 2024 meta-analysis in Frontiers in Public Health looked at 16 studies (nearly 4,000 preterm infants) and found something powerful, babies who received any amount of breast milk had:

✨ Better cognitive development
✨ Lower rates of neurodevelopmental impairment
✨ Improved long-term outcomes into childhood

Researchers noted that the benefits were dose-dependent, meaning the more breast milk preterm babies received, the stronger the developmental gains. (Zhang et al., 2024). This reinforces what NICUs around the world have observed for years: Human milk isn’t just nutrition, it’s neuroprotective medicine for the developing brain.

06/11/2025

Donate if you can! Breast milk saves lives!🩵🤍

This week, our donor milk is nourishing NICU babies across Texas and beyond.
For fragile newborns, donor milk isn’t just nutrition — it’s protection, comfort, and a stronger start.
Thank you to the families, donors, and partners who help us make this life-saving impact possible.

03/11/2025

New Publication Alert!

We’re excited to announce our latest article: “Balancing Mental Health and Breastfeeding: Evaluating the Transfer of Lurasidone into Human Milk” published in the The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry by Levi S. Campbell, PharmD; Palika Datta, PhD; Kaytlin Krutsch, PhD, PharmD, MBA.

🔍 Why it matters:
• First-ever quantitative data on how the antipsychotic Lurasidone transfers into breast milk.
• Relative infant dose (RID) found to be only ~1.16% at the standard 40 mg/day maternal dose — well below the 10 % safety threshold.
• No adverse effects reported in exposed infants in the study sample.

Check out our study here:
https://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/mental-health-breastfeeding-transfer-of-lurasidone-human-milk/

02/11/2025

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01/11/2025

When Dr. Katie Hinde began studying breast milk, most scientists treated it as simple nutrition.
Calories, proteins, fat nothing more.
She looked closer and saw a language.
Katie discovered that milk changes depending on the baby’s needs.
A mother nursing a son produces milk richer in energy.
A mother nursing a daughter creates milk with more immune cells.
If a baby falls ill, the milk’s composition shifts within hours, an invisible conversation between
body and child.
Her research revealed something profound:
Breast milk is not a passive food. It’s a biological message system.
Dr. Hinde’s work redefined maternal science and exposed how modern medicine overlooked
women’s biology for centuries.
While labs raced to map the human genome, almost no one had studied the most ancient form
of nourishment — a mother’s milk.
Today, her discoveries are reshaping how hospitals, pediatricians, and policymakers understand
infant health.
As she often says, “Every drop tells a story between generations.”
Dr. Katie Hinde didn’t just study milk.
She decoded the conversation that built humanity itself.

31/10/2025

🎃Happy Halloween Blissful Babes! Throw back to when my babies were babies and my favorite Halloween costume for them! 🎃

26/10/2025

When your mom supports your passion and buys you a “boobie cactus 🌵”

17/10/2025

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Happy, happy 69th birthday, La Leche League! We remain forever thankful for the vision of seven women who changed the world, one nursing dyad at a time. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
La Leche League International

15/10/2025

🌟 New Publication Alert! 🌟

We’re excited to share that our article, “Anesthesia Care of Lactating Patients,” by Sarah E. Dodd, MD and Kaytlin E. Krutsch, PhD, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, has been officially published in Advances in Anesthesia!

This publication provides evidence-based recommendations to help healthcare professionals safely manage anesthesia and surgical procedures in breastfeeding mothers—supporting both maternal recovery and infant well-being.

We’re proud to contribute to advancing safe, informed care for nursing families everywhere.

📖 Read the full article here: https://www.clinicalkey.com/?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D31879044485968398583311936067104810382%7CMCORGID%3D4D6368F454EC41940A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1760469473 #!/content/journal/1-s2.0-S0737614625000024