Lactation Works With Pauleen

23/05/2026

Babies love high pitched Minnie mouse conversations, it makes them feel all squidgy inside, and very responsive. I learnt this from my mother when she spoke to my babies💕

23/05/2026

"if your baby only contact naps right now, you are not failing. you are just temporarily starring in the worlds most exhausting and emotionally unstable hostage negotiation."
Kenz Moe x Motherhood thanks for such a witty accurate post!
Pauleen Nelson IBCLC Lactation Consultant and Midwife.

if your newborn only naps for 32 minutes unless you’re holding them hostage in a dark room, welcome. you are now in the part of parenthood where your entire daily schedule revolves around protecting a nap that statistically has the stability of a wet paper straw.

you’ll spend 14 minutes getting them to sleep, lower them into the bassinet, stare at them motionless for another full minute just to make sure, and then suddenly their eyes pop open like they remembered an email they forgot to send.

and somehow they always wake up exactly when you finally decide to do something for yourself. eat. shower. answer a text. exist as a human being for two consecutive minutes. they can sense it. i don’t know how, but they can.

this is also the phase where you accidentally become deeply superstitious. you stop blinking during transfers. you memorize which floorboards squeak. you start believing the sound machine has emotional powers. your partner coughs in another room and you look at them like they just ruined your entire bloodline.

and despite what the internet says, this usually is not because you “created bad habits.” newborns are just tiny nervous systems with no idea how to connect sleep cycles yet. they wake up looking for the same conditions they fell asleep in, which unfortunately means your warm body, your heartbeat, and your complete inability to p*e alone anymore.

so if your baby only contact naps right now, you are not failing. you are just temporarily starring in the world’s most exhausting and emotionally unstable hostage negotiation.

23/05/2026

Guidelines for the use of Pacifiers.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends offering a pacifier at naptime and bedtime to help reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
For breastfed infants, wait until breastfeeding is well-established (usually 3 to 4 weeks) before introducing one

Key Pacifier Guidelines Safety Design:
Choose a single-piece, dishwasher-safe pacifier made of firm plastic. The shield must be at least 1.5 inches wide and include ventilation holes so it cannot be fully swallowed.
Choose a cylindrical shape that is wider at base than tip, and is round at tip, not flattened.

Never Tie It:
Never tie a pacifier around your baby's neck, hand, or to the crib using a string or ribbon, as this poses a severe strangulation hazard.

Timing & Limits:
Offer the pacifier at the start of sleep, but do not force it if the baby rejects it. If the pacifier falls out after the baby has fallen asleep, you do not need to put it back in.

Not a Meal Substitute:
Do not use pacifiers to delay feedings or replace meals.

19/05/2026

It's OK to ask for help, moms and dads.

19/05/2026

Babies have a high need for comfort, calories, and closeness this is all achieved sucking at the breast.

19/05/2026

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

https://youtube.com/?si=DLuFeEZG2IzCWc1U

16/05/2026

Breastmilk is species specific, human milk for humans, achieves optimal growth and health.
I promote, protect and support achieving a good human milk supply and sucksessful breastfeeding outcomes.
Pauleen Nelson IBCLC Lactation Consultant and Midwife.

15/05/2026

Really comfortable laid back breastfeeding position.

15/05/2026

Sacred, beautiful moments of bonding, attachment and imprinting happening immediately after birth.
The gold standard of Skin to Skin care, keeping baby warm and safe and unseparated from mother,100% suckessful!

'✨ Did you know? ✨

Even during a C-section, mothers / birthers and babies have the right to immediate connection. 💜

👩‍🍼 If both parent and baby are stable, there is no medical reason to delay:
🤱 Skin-to-skin contact
🌸 The first latch
💓 The bonding that begins in those very first moments

This isn’t a privilege. It’s not something that should depend on the “mood” of the staff or the “policy” of the hospital. It’s a human right and a part of respectful maternity care.

🔍 Research shows skin-to-skin after birth:
✅ Stabilizes baby’s heart rate, breathing, and blood sugar
✅ Helps regulate temperature
✅ Reduces maternal stress hormones
✅ Increases breastfeeding success

So why are so many parents told they have to wait?
Often, it’s not because of safety. It’s because of outdated routines, lack of staff training, or hospital culture that prioritizes sp*ed over humanity.

🌍 Around the world, hospitals are shifting toward “gentle” or “family-centered” cesareans like lowering the drape, dimming the lights, placing baby directly on mother’s / birther’s chest. This is not just nice care. This is human rights-based care.

💥 Skin-to-skin and the right to latch belong in the operating room.

Not as an exception. Not as a favor.

As standard, evidence-based, respectful care.'

-Love,
Flor Cruz
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𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, & 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭!


Special thanks to Midwife and Lactation Consultant, Flor Cruz for her amazing content, on her BadassMotherBirther page.