These days, I seem to find myself in the role of mentor often, in very different situations. In the last week, I’ve mentored a nurse,…
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…
I’ve warned against writing long-winded, rambling policies, and I’ve tackled the “bare bones” of what to include in your policy statement. But what is the…
“We’re planning to submit our hospital’s breastfeeding policy to Baby-Friendly USA,” I often hear. “If they don’t like it, they’ll help us fix it, right?”…
At Breastfeeding Outlook, we get many calls from hospital staff members asking for help with their hospital breastfeeding policy. How many hospital breastfeeding policies have I…
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…
If you’ve taken my advice and looked over the IBLCE’s Detailed Content Outline for the IBLCE exam, you may have noticed the category of “Public…
If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times: “It costs too much to go Baby-Friendly!” Well, it’s true that going Baby-Friendly doesn’t happen for…
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…