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…
Myth #1: All breastfeeding problems originate in the baby’s mouth In my recent interview with Carol Gray, I led with this question: Is craniosacral therapy…
Whether I’m talking with a friend or a colleague about how we counsel new mothers about breastfeeding, it often happens. They stop me, midway, to ask: “Yes, breast is best.…
(Image from https://lindyhealth.com/) Placentophagia, which is consuming your own placenta, has become a fairly common practice. Some women eat it raw or cooked. Others ingest it…
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…
What can you say when the mother insists she “has nothing” to feed her baby? Caught off-guard by the small quantities of colostrum her body…
For years, I’ve felt silly directing breastfeeding mothers that according to expert opinions, that they should not take their baby into their bed with them…
Myth: The FDA puts infant formulas through rigorous testing to ensure safety and efficacy before it is released for use by infants. Fact: The FDA…