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Why I didn’t celebrate World Breastfeeding Week this year 7 Aug 2013 | 06:25 am
World Breastfeeding Week, which takes place during the first week in August each year, is almost over—I managed to make it 6 days without blogging, organizing an event, or otherwise going all out to p...
Breastfeeding with mammary hypoplasia/IGT: a study! 23 Feb 2013 | 03:21 am
One of the biggest frustrations we have in the lactation/breastfeeding support arena is that we have so little information to offer mothers who have a physiological barrier to breastfeeding — their bo...
Milksharing: a story of peace and healing 25 Sep 2012 | 09:15 am
If you’ve visited my blog before, you know that I believe in human milk for human babies, and I have a deep understanding and empathy for those mothers who can’t or choose not to breastfeed their babi...
When the media spins the biological norm 15 Aug 2012 | 02:40 am
I am often asked, through networks of professionals, to connect a reporter or media representative to breastfeeding mothers in a particular situation. There are some requests that I scramble to satis...
The surgeon who changed my life 8 Aug 2012 | 10:58 am
Well, no, it’s not really like that. I wasn’t sick, and the “changing” part was that the guy refused to operate on me. At the time, I was kind of mad about it. I was 26, and in the best shape of my ...
Understanding oversupply 16 Jun 2012 | 08:11 am
Oversupply, forceful let-down, foremilk/hindmilk imbalance … all of these strike fear in the heart of new mothers because they translate to an inconsolable, visibly uncomfortable, crying baby. He may...
I breastfed in uniform 1 Jun 2012 | 09:11 am
I didn’t think I was going to jump into this conversation, because I sometimes feel like my 17-year military career has been atypical enough that I shouldn’t bother telling people I’ve served. I used...
Forgiving ourselves and the truth about breastfeeding 26 May 2012 | 06:17 am
I haven’t met a single person who enjoys “the mommy wars.” I’d go so far to say I even despise the WORDS describing this us vs. them concept that has permeated our culture. Let me cut to the chase: ...
Yes, they’re 7 and 9 and yes, they’ve weaned. 25 May 2012 | 04:40 pm
This is Anna and Simon. They’re my first and second babies, and they’re 7-1/2 and 9-1/2. They’ve been weaned for a few years now, but since their mamma is an IBCLC, breastfeeding is part of their li...
Yes, she’s 4, and yes, she’s still breastfeeding. 12 May 2012 | 05:32 am
This is Gabriella. She’s my youngest daughter, and she turned 4 in December. Two weeks after her 4th birthday, Gabriella underwent a 3-hour craniofacial surgery to resolve a rare birth defect. Two ...
