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The Study I've Waited for Is Finally Here!

The Study I've Waited for Is Finally Here!

Is there a specific approach to early positioning that nursing families can use to reduce by half the incidence of nipple and breast problems? Yes, according to THIS brand-new randomized...

The Study I've Waited for Is Finally Here!

Is there a specific approach to early positioning that nursing families can use to reduce by half the incidence of nipple and breast problems? Yes, according to THIS brand-new randomized...

Introducing Natural Breastfeeding

Introducing Natural Breastfeeding

All mammals are born with responses that Mother Nature builds in to enable them to get to their food source and feed. Yet today, the way most mothers are taught...

Introducing Natural Breastfeeding

All mammals are born with responses that Mother Nature builds in to enable them to get to their food source and feed. Yet today, the way most mothers are taught...

Coping with Fast Milk Flow

Coping with Fast Milk Flow

Mother's question: "I need help! My daughter is a week old tomorrow and I can’t seem to get my milk flow under control. It just pours out and she chokes....

Coping with Fast Milk Flow

Mother's question: "I need help! My daughter is a week old tomorrow and I can’t seem to get my milk flow under control. It just pours out and she chokes....

Biological Nurturing® and Late Preterm Babies

Biological Nurturing® and Late Preterm Babies

Many posts on this blog is devoted to the concept of “laid-back breastfeeding,” but its main proponent, UK midwife and researcher Dr. Suzanne Colson, actually refers to her brainchild as...

Biological Nurturing® and Late Preterm Babies

Many posts on this blog is devoted to the concept of “laid-back breastfeeding,” but its main proponent, UK midwife and researcher Dr. Suzanne Colson, actually refers to her brainchild as...

Doing It Right

Doing It Right

Today my guest blogger is one of my favorite people in breastfeeding, Diane Wiessinger, coauthor of the new The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding and author of the seminal article “Watch Your Language,”...

Doing It Right

Today my guest blogger is one of my favorite people in breastfeeding, Diane Wiessinger, coauthor of the new The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding and author of the seminal article “Watch Your Language,”...

London Memories

London Memories

Life can include some incredible moments.  I experienced one in London on the 26th of October, when I was privileged to speak at the Womb to World conference along with sleep researcher...

London Memories

Life can include some incredible moments.  I experienced one in London on the 26th of October, when I was privileged to speak at the Womb to World conference along with sleep researcher...

Some Ins and Outs of Laid-Back Breastfeeding

Some Ins and Outs of Laid-Back Breastfeeding

In an earlier post I explained why it’s time to change the way we teach breastfeeding.  I described research findings indicating that early breastfeeding is easier when mothers lean back with their...

Some Ins and Outs of Laid-Back Breastfeeding

In an earlier post I explained why it’s time to change the way we teach breastfeeding.  I described research findings indicating that early breastfeeding is easier when mothers lean back with their...

Changing How We Teach Breastfeeding

Changing How We Teach Breastfeeding

We are experiencing a sea change in breastfeeding.  But how quickly can we change our approach?  At a breastfeeding conference last weekend, I summarized breastfeeding teaching strategies since 1980, how...

Changing How We Teach Breastfeeding

We are experiencing a sea change in breastfeeding.  But how quickly can we change our approach?  At a breastfeeding conference last weekend, I summarized breastfeeding teaching strategies since 1980, how...

Laid-Back Breastfeeding

Laid-Back Breastfeeding

One reason breastfeeding has gotten the reputation of being so much work is that many mothers use feeding positions that cause muscle strain and require supporting baby’s weight with their...

Laid-Back Breastfeeding

One reason breastfeeding has gotten the reputation of being so much work is that many mothers use feeding positions that cause muscle strain and require supporting baby’s weight with their...