Bebe au Lait - Life with Littles

Boost Your Breast Milk Supply with these Nutrient-Rich Foods
Sometimes Mom needs a little extra help producing enough milk to meet her baby's demands. Fortunately, there are certain foods that can help boost your breast milk supply. Let’s take a look at what they are and why they work! 
Target Baby!
Target is waaaay up there as one of our favorite stores to go to, let alone be a supplier of. I love to spend an hour or so perusing the aisles looking to see what the talented buyers have chosen...
What is nesting while pregnant? What does it mean? How do I nest?
Ever wondered why moms-to-be get obsessed with organizing, cleaning, and planning? Is nesting motivated by nurture or nature? And is it a sign that your tiny bundle is about to arrive? Read on to find out more about the sweet maternal phenomenon of ‘nesting.’ Nestle in, mama!
Breast Pumping and Returning to Work
If you have recently given birth, and are planning to go back to work, you may be thinking about how to manage your baby’s food. For those of you breastfeeding, that can mean the dreaded breast pump. The good news is that...read more
The Best Breastfeeding Positions
Wonderfully natural, profoundly human, and beautiful to the core - breastfeeding is a baby-bonding experience like no other. It can be challenging; especially in the beginning, however, these different breastfeeding positions will hopefully give you some options when choosing the position that feels good for you and your baby.  Read more...
5 Ways Dad Can Support the Breastfeeding Mom

Breastfeeding can be challenging, but you can make it easier for both Mom and Baby.

Dear Dad, congratulations on becoming a father! Read more here...

Starting Solid Foods
When should you start baby on solid foods? Or ‘complementary feeding’ as it is also known. This question gets a lot of debate and there is a lot of worry surrounding it. Read more...
5 Ways to use a Swaddle Blanket
We love Swaddle Blankets for their versatility – aside from being great for building forts or donning as a superhero cape on a ‘good mom day’, they can be used for so many things! Here are a few suggestions. Continue reading...
What to pack in the Hospital Bag
It’s time! Baby’s arrival is imminent and you’re packing your bags! Read more...
Hooter Hiders, Sex Wax, Lip Shit and other brand names that raise an eyebrow.
  When we named our first product, a nursing cover for breastfeeding moms ‘Hooter Hiders’, we knew what we were doing. We wanted a memorable name…check! Not just because it was short and snappy, while also playing on those double...
Forget the Mom Guilt - Fed is Best!
Let's face it - not everyone can breastfeed their baby. You'd think it's as easy as popping your nipple in the baby's mouth and you're done - right? I mean, that's exactly what our bodies were designed to do - grow...
Nursing In Public
OH! THE PLACES I HAVE NURSED! When I was a new mom for the first time (18 years ago!), the nursing cover didn’t exist. When nursing in public I would sit with my back to the room, I left the...
Pumping on Vacation
So you’ve passed all the hurdles of starting to breastfeed, and it’s working out. Baby latches on and feeding at home is easy enough. You’ve even got feeding in public sorted out. Pumping at work is going smoothly… but you’ve...
All About Claire
Tell us a little about yourself and your family.  We (Ronnie and I) have 3 girls (18, 16 and 7) and they are our everything. Now that we have one going off to college, we are really sympathizing with our...
The end of an era - Goodbye, Toys R Us
"I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid"- how much nostalgia does that jingle bring up for all of us? With Toys R Us officially closing it's doors today, it's the end of an era - and...
Nervous about nursing in public? Bebe Au Lait has you and baby covered!
It’s no secret that breastfeeding has gotten much more popular and socially accepted in recent years. It used to be that breastfeeding moms would stay home to feed, or even go into another room in the house to feed baby....
Nursing Cover or Nursing Scarf - which one is right for you?
Here at Bebe Au Lait, we’re committed to helping moms nurse with confidence. We offer two ways to keep covered while nursing – our #1 best selling classic Nursing Cover, and our stylish Nursing Scarf. If you’re expecting a new...
Our nursing pillows - comfortable by design for breastfeeding success
In our busy modern world, breastfeeding has it’s own set of struggles - feeding in public, pumping at work… you know what I’m talking about! However, we also have the convenience of wonderful modern equipment that our grandmothers didn’t have....
What to expect when you're breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is such a crazy experience. If you’re preggy and getting ready for the new baby, I’m sure you’re reading all kinds of blog posts about breastfeeding. Maybe you just had your baby and you’re wondering if things are normal.

 So how do you know what to expect when you’re breastfeeding?

Do you have a slacker boob?
When you’re breastfeeding, do you feel like one side produces WAY more milk than the other side?
 

If your breast milk production is really uneven, you might have a slacker boob!

 What’s a slacker boob? Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like… one boob is doing all the work, and the other one is slacking off!