Regardless of why you choose to pump, at one time or another, you’re likely to say that pumping is too time consuming. Here are 8…
Freezing and reheating milk should be a no-brainer, right? Well, no, it’s a little more complicated. There are many questions and myths floating around about…
It seems simple. You can thaw your milk just like you’d thaw ground beef or a chunk of chocolate cake, right? Not so fast there.…
For years, I’ve fielded tons of questions about freezing milk for newborns or older infants. In the last decade or so, the number of questions…
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…
I previously wrote about why babies may be reluctant to breastfeed in mostly normal newborn situations. With a little help, those issues usually resolve fairly…
Newborn babies should be eager and happy to breastfeed, right? At the breast, they find nourishment, nurturing, and general pleasure. Yet, whether it’s a newborn…
It’s easy to get tangled up in something that seems mysterious or complex. I’ve been there! One of those things came up recently during a…
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,…
Hiring the right lactation consultant requires a little thinking. Consider your situation, then formulate several questions, and get some answers before you hire anyone. What…