What food is delicious, nutritious, and so versatile that it can be eaten plain, combined with just about anything else, and enjoyed by a breastfeeding…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Naturally, that brings us to the connection between breastfeeding and breast cancer. There is a long list of reasons why…
My recent podcast interview with Rachel Marie Martin inspired me to think deeply. When I asked her how she had overcome so many adversities, she…
I admit, I learned much from my recent podcast interview with Lois Wattis, RN, CM, IBCLC, FACM. Author of New Baby 101, A Midwife’s Guide…
In my recent podcast, Dawn Thompson addressed traumatic birth. One issue she mentioned was the commonly-performed episiotomy. For sure, the lack of evidence for such…
I have read a big pile of research studies related to breastfeeding after sexual abuse. But my recent interview with Elizabeth Johnson helped me to…
I was astonished to learn how many women struggle with postpartum anxiety (PPA). So I asked Sandra Reich, host of StraightTalk and a therapist specializing…
Maybe you already know the common signs and symptoms of mastitis. But you’ll be better off if you know more — including these 29 often…
It’s common, at least in U.S. hospitals, for physicians to order lanolin cream for breastfeeding mothers “as needed” (in hospital lingo, “prn”). Throughout my years…
I’ve been working with breastfeeding mothers and healthcare providers for years, and I thought I’d heard it all. Nope. Check out this question: “Marie, is…