Bradley Birth Services

The Birth House Birthing Center is opening in early December! Talk to your midwife about having your baby at this beautiful facility!

Furniture is coming in this week and birth tubs will be installed the 2nd week in November. I'll post pictures as things come together!

514 S Fannin ave in Tyler. Call us for more information: 903-803-BABY (2229)

1 private room for rent to a practitioner in a similar field. Midwife, Doula, Massage Therapist, Chiropractor, Acupuncturist, Counselor. Just $500 a month all utilities and internet are included.

1 shared space available. Contact us for more details.

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Kissing your baby changes your breast milk. Did you know that the undeniable urge to cover your baby in kisses serves a biological purpose? When a mother kisses her baby, she samples the pathogens on baby’s face, which then travel to mom’s lymphatic system. Mom’s body then creates antibodies to fight those pathogens, which baby receives through breast milk.

Babies who feed at the breast actually exchange a little bit of saliva with breastmilk inside the mother’s ni**le.

In that milk/saliva intermixing, the mother’s body receives signals from the baby. Scientists have proven the baby’s saliva can tell the mother’s mammary glands to create specific blends of breastmilk. Some babies request more fat in their milk; others order antibodies for the germs all around them.

Sick? Keep breastfeeding, this helps baby develop immunity!

God created us in perfect design!

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Raise your hand if you’ve dealt with a gassy baby before🙋‍♀️

What do you think was causing the gassiness and what did you do about it?

Gassiness is such a common thing among newborns...and if you’re breastfeeding, I’m sure you’ve received your fair share of (unsolicited?) advice about what‘s to blame. Mostly, that advice revolves around ‘avoiding gassy foods‘ like beans, Brussels sprouts and broccoli. The theory is that what makes mom gassy, must also make baby gassy.

But that is false. What makes mom gassy doesn’t necessarily make her baby gassy because the culprit actually stays in her digestive tract. It never even makes into her blood or milk.

💡What CAN make baby gassy is swallowing air while nursing, which can be the result of a poor latch from a lip/tongue tie or any other reason.
➡️get with a lactation consultant to figure out a good latch or get a tongue/lip tie fixed by a pediatrician

💡Or it could be from an oversupply or a strong letdown of moms milk.
➡️ oversupply is usually temporary and should resolve within a few days or weeks or nursing on demand. There are also a few techniques you can lean from a lactation consultant.

💡Or, it could simply be because baby’s digestive tract is still trying to figure things out
➡️ It takes time for good bacteria and digestive enzymes to build up in baby’s gut to start digesting nutrients. Breast milk delivers those important digestive factors and probiotics, especially if mom’s digestive tract is healthy.

💡If moms gut is not healthy, and especially if she has leaky gut (aka increased intestinal permeability), larger than normal molecules can pass into her breast milk, which can make baby gassy and cause other symptoms of a food sensitivity.
➡️work with a Lactation Nutritionist to improve your own gut health and, hence, that of your baby. .
💡Last but not least, there ARE foods which can make a baby gassy through breast milk, but they are usually not your cabbages, but dairy and soy (most common culprits), although any food can be to blame.
➡️If your baby has one or more food sensitivities, it’s a great idea to work with a Lactation Nutritionist to navigat