Exhale. You met the November deadline to apply for the April version of the IBLCE Exam. You just paid your whopping fee. (The amount you…
As the holidays approach, many people find themselves heading to airports. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) predicts that more than 25 million people will travel through…
Being a mom while serving in the United States military isn’t always easy. Deployments, training, and often unorthodox hours all add to the complexities of…
Making choices is seldom easy. I hear this all the time. Women tell me about the choices they’ve made — or they let others make…
A 2017 article says that about 50% of millennials have at least one piercing other than the soft tissue of the ears. And, up to 20%…
Wouldn’t it be grand if you could successfully influence mothers, bosses, friends, and everyone you know to promote, support, and protect breastfeeding? What if I…
For various reasons, older babies might abruptly stop wanting to nurse. As I explained in a recent podcast, parents have many misconceptions about weaning. Often,…
Nursing mothers are often told that eating chocolate while breastfeeding makes babies irritable and fussy because it contains caffeine. Is that true? Before jumping to…
Not every breastfeeding mother wants or needs an in-person visit along with the pressure of showing up at the appointed time. Not everyone needs to…
1. Therapeutic In our recent podcast interview, Maya Bolman, RN, IBCLC, and Ann Witt, M.D., make the distinction between hand expression, breast massage, and therapeutic…