Breastfeeding Your Baby, The Pitfalls of Supplementing
By Cheryl Taylor, CBE I hear from moms regularly that are planning on using both breastfeeding and bottle feeding. Some of them are [...]
Breastfeeding, The Science of
I have always enjoyed scanning medical databases for new breastfeeding articles but this collection was gathered by Ginna Wall, MN, IBCLC and Jon [...]
Ginseng, Is It Safe for Nursing Mothers?
By Dee Negron One of the herbs nursing women ask about most frequently is ginseng. Many new mothers find themselves stressed out and fatigued. [...]
Gisele Bundchen, Nutrition Expert?
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 [...]
Lactation Risk Categories
By Cheryl Taylor White, CBE There are times when a nursing mom needs to take certain medications. Many physicians are simply not well [...]
Look at the Baby, Not the Scale
In the first 24 to 72 hours after birth babies tend to lose about 3-10% of their birth weight and then regain that [...]
Mastitis and Plugged Ducts
By Cheryl Taylor, CBE Infections of the breast present themselves typically in two manners. Mastitis is a bacterial infection in the breast, typically [...]
Milky Way of Doing Business
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.”
Mother’s Milk, How to Increase Your Supply
By Cheryl Taylor, CBE When in the course of a happy breastfeeding relationship you notice a supply change, it can cause momentary panic. [...]
Nursing in Public (NIP) Tips from Moms
When a mom is new to breastfeeding, the idea of nursing in public can be somewhat daunting. She may have already been exposed [...]
Thrush, Identification and Treatment
Tips for Pumping, Working and Nursing Successfully
“Just One Bottle Won’t Hurt”—or Will It?
By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]
Nursing Through Confusion
By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]
Pumping Was Inconvenient For Me Too
By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]
What I Learned Looking Back
By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]
Formula May Have Won The First Round, But I Won The War
By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]
Nursing and Working: My Secrets
By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]
