Good communication is a central skill for all healthcare professionals to master. We must be well-versed in communicating with all types of families, including those…
People seem to get all messed up with allergies in breastfed infants, but give me three minutes of your time, and I’ll get you mostly…
“Not enough milk” is a frequent refrain from new mothers. In most cases, two explanations leap to my mind. First, is the situation about actually…
These days, it seems like everyone uses an app for something. So it shouldn’t surprise us that there are even relevant apps for breastfeeding. How…
In an earlier post, I talked about qualifiers in the stem of an exam item. But recently, several people have asked me for more help…
Everyone is anxious about the topics that are on the upcoming IBLCE Exam. I have no inside information, and no crystal ball. But I sat…
Colson and colleagues conducted a descriptive study to explore how primitive newborn reflexes (PNRs) affect breastfeeding behavior, and to describe and compare those reflexes observed…
Only a few weeks ago, someone leveled a big accusation towards me. Her exact words were, “You think that if you didn’t study something in…
Over the years heard plenty of myths about becoming a lactation consultant. Some are understandable; others are outlandish. From people all over the world, here…
Multiple test-takers have told me they had “trouble” answering the IBLCE Exam’s pharm/tox questions. I’ve heard this from both first-time candidates and from those who…