CoxHealth Moms

Ciarra & Trenton brought Miles in for a follow-up lactation appointment. He is growing so well!!!

Even though mom is not making enough milk, Miles is happy with what he gets from mama! She still feeds him from the breast as an appetizer or dessert! 💙

This is a great reminder that breastfeeding doesn’t have to be all or nothing! Every journey looks different, and that’s okay! 🫶

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🎅🏼Santa is coming to Park Central Square Saturday, Nov. 21 during the Mayor’s Tree Lighting Holiday Show! He and Mrs. Claus will arrive at 6 p.m. via the SGF Holiday Express and will be ready for pictures and Christmas lists in the house under the tree until 8 p.m!

ℹ️🎩 More information about this year’s Mayor’s Tree Lighting Holiday Show event at SGFHolidaysDowntown.com.

🥁We are teaming up with the Downtown Springfield Association this year for Downtown for the Holidays! The Springfield Christmas Parade is taking place the same day! One Day. Two Traditions. Lots of Holiday Cheer! Watch the Christmas Parade 3-5 p.m. and stay for the Mayor's Tree Lighting, 5-8 p.m!

🔗Get all of the parade details at itsalldowntown.com/ChristmasParade.

🌟𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 is presented by St. Louis Children's Hospital at CoxHealth and supported by Physical Therapy Specialists Clinic, KY3, Ozarks First, Olsson, the Musgrave and Downtown Springfield Community Improvement District

You need to keep your baby warm by putting blankets or a coat ON TOP of the straps and not underneath!! The straps need to be snug against their body!

Puffy coats can leave slack in the harness, leaving it unable to secure a child as intended in the event of a crash. Remove fluffy layers before buckling, then add the coat (backwards) or a blanket over the correctly secured harness for warmth.

💕 This sweet mama shared her breastfeeding story with us,

“My name is Courtney and in the beginning, I had a difficult journey with nursing my newborn. I am a first time, mom, and did not really know what to expect, but when I was told, my baby had lost almost a pound because he was not able to eat properly, it broke my heart and I did a lot of blaming myself for the issue.”

“Nursing, for me in the beginning, was not as enjoyable as others may convey it to be. It was very painful and I counted down the minutes of him being done eating, which made me feel very guilty because I felt like it should be special and not something I dread.”

“We went for his first week appointment and.
I learned that my baby had a possible tongue tie, and I was referred to lactation to potentially help with the pain as well as his eating. I soon met with Melissa, my lactation consultant, and I could not be more grateful for the help that she has given me and my baby. We found out that not only does he have a tongue tie, but he also had a lip tie and we were referred to cash orthodontics to assist with this. We came up with a feeding plan with our lactation consultant, which took out a lot of the anxiety and stress. Melissa was able to assist with latching techniques for my baby, in different ways to make nursing easier for me and baby both. When my husband and I brought our baby to cash orthodontics, we found out that he had the worst type of tongue tie and lip tie, which was hindering him to be able to eat from nursing or through a bottle. We decided to get his lip and tongue tight fixed, and after this, it was night and day different with his ability to latch during nursing.”

“The pain started to subside and I wasn’t dreading the three hour mark to come around the clock anymore. By the time we had our second week appointment and met with lactation again, we found out that he had gained over a pound and was past his birth weight! Lactation also informed us that he was getting enough from just nursing and we did not have to do bottles anymore. An almost 2 hour routine of nursing, bottlefeeding, and then pumping, turned into maybe 30 minutes! Which is a huge difference in the middle of the night!”

“I am beyond grateful for the lactation consultant that we had because it made this journey being a first time mom so much more enjoyable and made the bonding of being able to nurse with my baby, a much easier experience. I feel like as a first time, mom it’s so easy to blame yourself, but with the right help, I was easily guided in the right direction and I am so grateful for it!” 🎉

We love success stories like this!! Please reach out if we can help you in any way with your breastfeeding journey! 🫶

Come to CoxHealth's Trunk or Treat tomorrow at two different locations!

Plan to attend one of our three Trunk or Treat events! 🍂🍂