Breastfeeding

I recently shared my favorite nursing bras and thought I would poll The Mama Notes Community on their favorite nursing bras as well – here were the top picks and a few others worth noting! ThirdLove 24/7 Nursing Bra, $72 ThirdLove is a newer brand on the bra scene and utilizes its FitFinder technology to […]

Today we are sharing the breastfeeding journey of Natalie and her baby girl Lilly. You can follow Natalie and her journey through motherhood on her Instagram and blog. And –  you can read other breastfeeding stories here and to share your own just email us at submissions@themamanotes.com ! When I found out I was pregnant, breastfeeding was […]

Image courtesy of @AfricaBoheme   This week marks the 6th annual Black Breastfeeding Week and I’m embarrassed to say that this is the first year I’ve heard about it. I’m grateful I did though because I’d love to use this platform to help spread awareness. As a nursing mother right now who understands the importance […]

I get a lot of questions about nursing bras (most recently about strapless, which I don’t have a favorite of) and today I wanted to share my three favorite nursing bras, since it’s National Breastfeeding Month after all. I’ve tried a LOT of nursing bras, it’s one of the perks of being a mom blogger. […]

Today we are sharing the breastfeeding essay of reader, Emily and her sweet daughter, Max. Emily is an incredible stylist and influencer on social media. You can follow her HERE!  You can read other breastfeeding essays here and to share your own just email us at submissions@themamanotes.com !   Our journey began when my daughter max […]

A few weeks ago I shared our bedtime bottle trick and got a lot of questions about it so I figured I’d share it again here. We did the same thing with Piper and both of my girls have been great sleepers (most of the time) so maybe it works??? I’ll tell myself that anyway […]

Today we are sharing the breastfeeding journey of Dionna who runs our social media and her sweet daughter. You can read other breastfeeding stories here and to share your own just email us at submissions@themamanotes.com !   When I was pregnant with Ellie I never really thought too much about breastfeeding. I didn’t take a […]

Traveling this summer while breastfeeding? I asked a bunch of mamas to share their tips — with everything from gear you may want to have on hand, to advice (don’t worry about feeding in public, just DO IT! ) to milk storage (MilkStork!!). There’s some great advice below! ADVICE Just do it! Don’t think twice. […]

There’s nothing like a doctor telling you your baby is ‘failing to thrive’ to motivate you to increase your milk production. If you haven’t been following along — we’ve been on a journey the past two months trying to determine the cause of Flora’s extremely bad Eczema. During this time I was on a dairy […]

A full recap on what I’ve been eating & how I’m surviving an allergen elimination diet.

I’m so excited to share a review of the Willow Wearable Breast Pump today! Since I posted about testing it out a few months ago I’ve received so many questions and I’m really eager to share my thoughts about this groundbreaking pump! Willow has sponsored this post but as always all opinions are my own. […]

These products have been so helpful in the first months of breastfeeding.