Whether traveling with your baby, or traveling as a breastfeeding mom needing to pump, air travel can be daunting. But, by planning ahead and knowing…
In a previous post, I outlined some autoimmune conditions commonly seen in women of childbearing age. Here, I’ll outline additional conditions and highlight the pros…
If you’ve got an autoimmune condition, you might be wondering if you can or should breastfeed. There are over 100 autoimmune diseases. Here, I’ve described some…
I’ve helped thousands of individuals become IBCLCs and I’ve been a long-term provider of CERPs for more than 20 years. Hence, I’ve heard questions from…
Dreaming of becoming an IBCLC? Have you have visited the IBLCE site to figure out where to begin? Are you still wading through dozens of documents,…
It’s such a conundrum, isn’t it? A comprehensive, career-critical exam breeds two fears. Start too late and you might not have time to learn everything…
Have you ever found that a baby has trouble “keeping up” with a feeding? Ever wondered if you could make it easier for both of…
Finishing 95 hours of anything might sound daunting. (Especially when it comes to homework or studying!) But you have a goal to become an IBCLC®,…
When seeking a new position, many nurses, lactation consultants, dietitians, and countless others rely on an “updated” version of their original years-old (or decades-old) résumé.…
After more than a decade of getting calls about IBCLC eligibility, I thought I’d “heard it all” but on this particular day, I heard a…