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Nursing Is Much More Than Milk
When discussing lactation, the health effects of human milk often get top billing, but nursing gives children much more than calories and immune-boosting ingredients. Nursing provides sensory stimulation that enhances...
Nursing Is Much More Than Milk
When discussing lactation, the health effects of human milk often get top billing, but nursing gives children much more than calories and immune-boosting ingredients. Nursing provides sensory stimulation that enhances...
On Baby Time
As World Breastfeeding Week begins, I arrive home after almost 2 weeks in Atlanta spent helping my son Peter and his wife Ania as they cared for their new baby. ...
On Baby Time
As World Breastfeeding Week begins, I arrive home after almost 2 weeks in Atlanta spent helping my son Peter and his wife Ania as they cared for their new baby. ...
Should Milk Sharing Among Mothers Be Encouraged?
My guest poster today is Karleen Gribble, PhD, Adjunct Research Fellow in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Western Sydney in Australia. She also serves as...
Should Milk Sharing Among Mothers Be Encouraged?
My guest poster today is Karleen Gribble, PhD, Adjunct Research Fellow in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Western Sydney in Australia. She also serves as...
Process, Product, and Personal Growth
I write these words on my oldest child’s 30th birthday, a milestone that also marks the 30th anniversary of the day I became a mother. In those 30 years, I...
Process, Product, and Personal Growth
I write these words on my oldest child’s 30th birthday, a milestone that also marks the 30th anniversary of the day I became a mother. In those 30 years, I...
Too Late to Transition to Direct Nursing?
In my last post I wrote about a mother I spoke with who had been pumping and bottle-feeding for 3 weeks. She was convinced that breastfeeding was no longer possible...
Too Late to Transition to Direct Nursing?
In my last post I wrote about a mother I spoke with who had been pumping and bottle-feeding for 3 weeks. She was convinced that breastfeeding was no longer possible...
Coming Full Circle
Years ago my breastfeeding journey took a painful turn. My sister-in-law Beth gave birth to my nephew Randy by cesarean and after four days and many bottle-feedings, she was discharged...
Coming Full Circle
Years ago my breastfeeding journey took a painful turn. My sister-in-law Beth gave birth to my nephew Randy by cesarean and after four days and many bottle-feedings, she was discharged...
Breastfeeding: A Postpartum Chill Pill
Some think that breastfeeding adds to postpartum stress. But research has found that mothers who do not breastfeed are more stressed than those who do. Two obvious reasons are the calming effects...
Breastfeeding: A Postpartum Chill Pill
Some think that breastfeeding adds to postpartum stress. But research has found that mothers who do not breastfeed are more stressed than those who do. Two obvious reasons are the calming effects...