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Breastfeeding is so much more than just feeding your baby. It’s about connection, love, and being part of a tradition

As a new mother, you are exposed to lots of conflicting advice about everything from which diapers are “best” to the “right way” to...

Every year around the Holidays, lactation consultants see a spike in mastitis. Usually it starts around mid-November and peaks at the end...

The change from colostrum to mature milk is usually smooth but sometimes it can be bumpy. Engorgement may start in the hospital or...

Mothers are often surprised after birth when the hardest part of caring for their newborn is breastfeeding. They have been told...

I was in an office the other day getting some PT (carrying all the lactation stuff to clients is hard work!), and I overheard a new...

Most people would be surprised to find nursing in public is usually the 2nd common worry for breastfeeding mothers, behind not producing...

While no parent believes it could happen to them, hot car deaths are a persistent problem in our modern society. This year 28 children...

Over the years I have often heard horror stories about friends, and the family members of new mothers who came to visit them once the...

You have been eagerly awaiting the birth of your new baby. The nursery is ready. You and your partner have taken childbirth and...

We focus on learning how women's bodies work, on empowering women and their partners to understand their options and to look forward to...

What's the big deal about relaxation? Is this a help with a physical or mental process? Is it helpful during pregnancy or birth - or...

Most people have heard of being “tongue tied” but few know that it is real medical condition. Being tongue tie or “ankyloglossia” is when...

As a lactation consultant, I am always surprised when new parents believe they need to schedule feedings for their newborns. Some parents...

I always find it amusing as I’m describing the difference between active nursing and non-nutritive nursing, a new mom has an epiphany. ...

It is very frustrating to new mothers to have a baby still not nurse well after a frenotomy. Sometimes a tongue tie is diagnosed in the...

The 'triple path' feeding routine is often used in the first few days or weeks of breastfeeding when those babies who may have lost 10%...

Our focus this article defines differences between various Lactation-related training certifications, starting with the 'IBCLC'. Many...

Looking for a Lactation Consultant provider who will ‘take your insurance’? That is Not how this works! Here’s what you can do: Step 1)...

In a post COVID world, some mothers are rushing to the hospital or their doctors office because they believe they have COVID-19. Only to...