Auf wiedersehen, Wien! Stillen in Austria, Part I
I'm writing on the long plane ride home after a lovely trip to Vienna, Austria. My husband and I attended a medical education conference...
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Try Not To Take it Personally if your Baby Won't Latch
Typically, a baby who WON'T latch, CAN'T latch. My job as an IBCLC (Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant) is to figure...
Your Nips Matter.
One of my most horrific memories is when my husband (trying to help) put disposable nursing pads inside my bra; the problem came when I...
Martini, mama?
Many women ask (quite shyly so as not to come across as a lush) whether it’s OK to drink alcohol while breastfeeding. There is rarely a...
A Second Chance At Breastfeeding.
Moms who’ve had a bad first experience with nursing deserve a lot of credit for putting their hat into the “breastfeeding” ring again....
The Wearever Breast Pump.
I can't tell if this pump was from 1910 or 1916, but nevertheless, we need to be thankful the pump companies have innovated since ...
"You're 9 weeks old, it's time to get your sh*t together".
I've been laughing all week about this line a mother dropped on her baby who is still having breastfeeding issues. She said it in the...
Why didn't my mother breastfeed me?
As far back as I can tell, every baby in my lineage was breastfed until me and my siblings. My grandmother nursed all seven of her...
This baby has a badass mother.
I helped her mama to breastfeed almost a year ago, and I had the pleasure of getting together for breakfast to talk about what went...
Becoming a young mother.
I got married during my last semester of college (the ripe old age of 20) and soon after graduation moved to Oklahoma City with my new ...
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