The term “babywearing” was coined by William Sears in 1985. That was nearly forty years ago! Although the practice has been going on much longer…
Seemingly everyone agrees that fathers need to support breastfeeding mothers. Here are some ways for dads to support moms during the breastfeeding journey. Be a…
When parents bring their newborns home from the hospital, they are often craving some sleep for themselves. That leads to plenty of questions about how…
After supplementation has been introduced to the breastfeeding baby, we can’t assume that we need to continue in frequency, amount, or pattern. If a baby…
Someone recently challenged my use of the term “growth spurt.” The question was, “Marie, is there any evidence to support the concept of “growth spurts”?…
Since IBLCE is now offering new options for renewal, we’ve had several inquiries in our office about the required self-assessment, the PPDP. Here are 16…
Many years ago, I saw a baby who had not made good weight gains. The mother told me about her good baby, and I watched…
Knowing the importance of accurate, complete, functional, legally-defensible documentation is easy. But learning the documentation skills to accomplish such things is hard. I’d venture to…
You’ve seen it happen. The licensed healthcare professional tells the parents, “Oh, the baby isn’t gaining enough weight with breastfeeding. You need to offer some…
I’ve talked to literally thousands of IBCLC® exam candidates who have never taken the exam. They say to me, “I want to sit for the…