By Dee Negron One of the herbs nursing women ask about most frequently is ginseng. Many new mothers find themselves stressed out and fatigued. [...]

Here is my recent article, published in The Huffington Post about breastfeeding. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-gordon/gisele-bundchen-nutrition_b_675130.html A lively discussion is taking place at the bottom of [...]

By Cheryl Taylor, CBE If there is a rule that would help moms survive growth spurts with a smile, it would have to [...]

By Cheryl Taylor White, CBE There are times when a nursing mom needs to take certain medications.  Many physicians are simply not well [...]

In the first 24 to 72 hours after birth babies tend to lose about 3-10% of their birth weight and then regain that [...]

By Cheryl Taylor, CBE Infections of the breast present themselves typically in two manners. Mastitis is a bacterial infection in the breast, typically [...]

AAP leadership and formula companies are all too connected and it’s not in a positive way! Katie Allison Granju’s article “The Milky Way of Doing Business” shares why Dr. Jay wishes that “this greedy, immoral, reprehensible act could be met with criminal charges.”

By Cheryl Taylor, CBE When in the course of a happy breastfeeding relationship you notice a supply change, it can cause momentary panic. [...]

When a mom is new to breastfeeding, the idea of nursing in public can be somewhat daunting. She may have already been exposed [...]

By Cheryl Taylor, CBE

1. Always feed your baby at the first sign of hunger and not by the clock or a schedule. 2. Don’t be thrown [...]

By Cheryl Taylor, CBE

By Cheryl Taylor, CBE I hear from moms regularly that are planning on using both breastfeeding and bottle feeding. Some of them are [...]

I have always enjoyed scanning medical databases for new breastfeeding articles but this collection was gathered by Ginna Wall, MN, IBCLC and Jon [...]

By Cheryl Taylor, CBE

By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

By seven weeks, nursing was quite familiar and pain free. I made the decision that it was time to try a bottle experiment.

When I was originally nervous about whether I’d be able to keep up, another pumping mom at my job gave me her perspective.

My daughter is eight now. She suffers from allergies; some food and some environmental.

I remember seeing a phone number for La Leche League on a pamphlet, but no one ever told me what La Leche League was or how it could help me.

I never would have been able to work and nurse my babies if it weren’t for that IBCLC!