I often get calls about a baby who won’t take a bottle. This is usually accompanied by a plea from a desperate mother who is getting ready to return to work and fears that her baby won’t eat all day. The internet is full of helpful (or not so helpful) suggestions for parents to try. …
Boundaries are tough. It’s easy to say that you will be able to set and keep boundaries, until that day comes. As soon as your child cries or complains the likelihood of caving in to toddler demands is indisputable. This is the same for breastfeeding boundaries. When we talk about breastfeeding boundaries, we are referring to…
I was a distance runner when I had my first baby. I ran throughout pregnancy, and started running about 2 weeks after he was born (I DO NOT recommend that, BTW). It was important to me. I was a little surprised when I got pregnant with Nathan, and I was determined to keep life as…
A few weeks ago I received a random text from Missy. Missy has been my bestie since we were in Girl Scouts at the age of 8. “Matthew is trying to tell me that we are NOT the only species that drinks a different species’ milk. Tell me he’s wrong” the text read. “Matthew is…
Nipple confusion. The cryptic puzzle that has plagued my lactation practice for years. To me, nipple confusion is like the Loch Ness Monster or Big Foot – some swear it exists, yet I have never seen or met anyone who has experienced it. So lets talk about nipple confusion. It is a common fear for so…
I cringe whenever a new mother tells me that her baby’s birth was awful, but all that matters is that her baby is healthy and well. I want to scream “NO! That’s not all that matters! YOU matter just as much!” Somehow, society has decided that what happens during the birth is obsolete, and all that matters is a…
When I had my first baby, I wasn’t quite sure what to do. I was so unprepared for the whole experience and I didn’t know how to ask for the help I needed – if I could even articulate what that was. I figured people would just know what to do. They don’t. If you…
Sometimes we get some pretty great questions from listeners of the podcast. Recently we had a mom email us with questions about traveling with a breastfeeding baby. This is a pretty broad topic – there are a lot of variables here. We covered several, but I really think this is one of those things that…
You finally get on a roll with breastfeeding. It felt like it would never happen – then all of a sudden your sweet baby is breastfeeding well, is more efficient, even sleeping longer stretches. And then it happens – distraction. Distraction sets in around 4 months or so. One day your baby is breastfeeding just…
I have been a lactation consultant for about 10 years now. More than that if you want to count the years I was working towards my certification. I have talked to so many mothers and heard so many stories about childbirth and breastfeeding and extended nursing…some heartwarming and some heartbreaking. I feel so honored when…