Welcome to the Breastfeeding Blog

On a really warm morning I took the U (subway) again to visit another one of my counterparts….a postpartum nurse at a hospital with...

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...

Typically, a baby who WON'T latch, CAN'T latch. My job as an IBCLC (Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant) is to figure...

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...

Mike bathing Karalyn 1991

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...

Moms who’ve had a bad first experience with nursing deserve a lot of credit for putting their hat into the “breastfeeding” ring again....

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...