As I was growing up, my mother seldom gave me usable information, but she often told me what to do. I often wished she would…
The American Psychological Association reports that up to 1 in 7 mothers experience postpartum depression. The prevalence of postpartum depression among mothers who have experienced it previously is…
Maybe you’ve just started your journey to becoming an IBCLC, or perhaps you’re a seasoned expert. Or maybe you’re a parent, looking for resources to…
Over the years, I’ve seen how grandmothers of breastfed babies play heavily into family feeding dynamics. In my experience, grandmothers all behave and communicate differently.…
Many of us talk about professional development. But few of us take the time to really think about why professional development is important for each…
The PQ4R method (sometimes called the “SQ4R method”) is a process used for learning new information. E. L. Thomas and H. A. Robinson developed the…
You’ve completed the requirements and you applied for the IBLCE Exam, but what do you do now? You have loads of time to get prepared…
Military service members and their families are often stationed miles, and even oceans, away from extended family. Certainly a doula is a wonderful asset during…
Over the years, I’ve heard this many times: “I feed my baby formula because it’s more convenient.” Research studies about infant practices have reported the…
Traveling by air can be overwhelming and cumbersome, but when adding in a breastfeeding infant or being a nursing mother traveling without her child, it’s…