It was over three decades ago, but I can still see the mother standing in the nursery doorway around 1:30 am. Wisps of blonde hair…
Maybe you’ve read my post about red flags for hospital discharge. And you’re thinking, “Okay, so how can I eliminate or at least minimize those…
Some years ago, the director of our perinatal service asked, “Marie, what would you consider to be red flags for post-hospital follow-up? I shrugged and…
Babies are born to be breastfed, right? But we’ve got good evidence that mothers aren’t likely to begin or continue breastfeeding without access to breastfeeding…
In the past I’ve talked about the right to breastfeed. That is truly important, but all of us have the responsibility to help protect breastfeeding…
Sometimes, people don’t buy into whatever great idea we’re trying to sell. We remind ourselves that it’s their decision, and we don’t want to be…
The many components of human milk change from hour to hour, day to day, month to month. Let’s take a quick look at the changes…
So many times, I hear people say, “Well, breastfeeding is normal, right? Aren’t babies like little puppies? They should just instinctively know what to do,…
Those of us who became nurses knew we would be helping people. But could any of us ever have imagined that we would be risking…
When you became a NICU nurse, you probably didn’t imagine yourself spending much, if any, time supporting breastfeeding and lactation. You probably imagined yourself standing…