Everywhere I look, there’s nothing but bad news about the coronavirus (COVID-19). The virus is spreading quickly. Nursing home residents are dying. Schools are closed.…
If you’re leaking milk, you’re probably puzzled, embarrassed, or frustrated. You probably know it’s harmless, but you’re tired of it being a messy nuisance. Perhaps,…
Not surprisingly, most women assume that breastfeeding means suckling a baby at his mother’s breast. That’s certainly one option. But there are actually several options…
Breast pump manufacturers have done a great job of convincing mothers that their product is as much a “must have” new-parent item as diapers and…
How many US-based breastfeeding mothers are expressing their milk? The Infant Feeding Practices Study (IFPS) reported that among breastfeeding mothers of young infants (aged 1.5…
You’ve read the books, talked to friends, surfed the web, listened to my podcast, and compared customer reviews. You’re sure you know how to go…
When I was a young nurse, only a handful of milk banks dotted the United States. Then, in the early 1980s, we had the big…
1. Therapeutic In our recent podcast interview, Maya Bolman, RN, IBCLC, and Ann Witt, M.D., make the distinction between hand expression, breast massage, and therapeutic…