On Using Someone Else's Milk
Women have been sharing their milk (mainly by direct breastfeeding another baby) since time began. If mother died in childbirth or for...
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Engineering Your Milk
I've had moms ask me a lot this month about melatonin in milk pumped at night, and whether they should separate out (label) their day...
Can we talk about tongue ties a minute?
What IS a tongue tie? You know that little string (sometimes prominent, sometimes hidden back further) under your tongue? That is called...
On Vaccinating while Breastfeeding
Through most of 2020 I was worried about carrying the Covid-19 virus, not knowing it, and then inadvertently passing it along to the...
When Your Daughter Becomes A Mother
I've been busy for the last month helping my daughter, Karalyn, become a mother. She lives in North Carolina, so traveling to her during...
Breastfeeding Via Zoom
When Covid hit the fan, many moms were sent home from the hospital with NO real plan for breastfeeding help if things weren't going well....
Will You Be a Car-Pumper?
Do you drive a lot for your job? Does the thought of going back to work after maternity leave stress you out? Are you scratching your...
Getting in the Mood with Leaky Boobs
I remember for my first shot at sex after having baby. I wore a gross, scratchy, white nursing bra (so I wouldn't leak all over). I...
15th Birthday Giveaway!
baby beloved has hit that fun teenager stage....yup, 15 years old on December 1st, 2019! Jamie Gortsema and I were working at a...
Choosing a Nursing Bra
Back in the "day" I had a lovely boutique combined with my lactation practice and we ROCKED at fitting women for nursing bras. You can't...
Swaddelini Magic
One morning this week I met with a mom because her baby (around 3 months) had suddenly gone on a nursing strike over the weekend. Then,...
On Breastfeeding in the Worst of Circumstances..
I've never written about my experiences helping breastfeeding moms in Greece in 2017 (with Syrian refugees). I looked over my notes from...
Pumping the Old School Way
Over my 25 years, I have seen pump models come and go, and I now stand in awe of the advances that have come for this next generation of...
Visiting the OB Ward in Vienna
On a really warm morning I took the U (subway) again to visit another one of my counterparts….a postpartum nurse at a hospital with...
Auf wiedersehen, Wien! Stillen in Austria, Part I
I'm writing on the long plane ride home after a lovely trip to Vienna, Austria. My husband and I attended a medical education conference...
Try Not To Take it Personally if your Baby Won't Latch
Typically, a baby who WON'T latch, CAN'T latch. My job as an IBCLC (Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant) is to figure...
Your Nips Matter.
One of my most horrific memories is when my husband (trying to help) put disposable nursing pads inside my bra; the problem came when I...
Martini, mama?
Many women ask (quite shyly so as not to come across as a lush) whether it’s OK to drink alcohol while breastfeeding. There is rarely a...