Sooner or later, every new parent hears that their baby “needs” a pacifier. The reasons offered may vary, but they all have one thing in…
A 2017 article says that about 50% of millennials have at least one piercing other than the soft tissue of the ears. And, up to 20%…
Nursing mothers are often told that eating chocolate while breastfeeding makes babies irritable and fussy because it contains caffeine. Is that true? Before jumping to…
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…
Some years ago, a good friend of mine had just returned from a prenatal visit. She began asking me some questions about her pregnancy and…
Mothers-to-be are often urged to create a birth plan. Many indeed do that! It’s easy to find all sorts of templates for how to create such…
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…