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Why Do So Many Breastfeeding Mothers Supplement...
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fully one-quarter of the babies born in America in 2009 were supplemented with infant formula by two days of age, and...
Why Do So Many Breastfeeding Mothers Supplement...
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fully one-quarter of the babies born in America in 2009 were supplemented with infant formula by two days of age, and...
Diaper Output & Milk Intake in the Early Weeks
Are counting wet and dirty diapers a reliable indication of whether a breastfed baby is getting enough milk? During the first six weeks of life, parents are often encouraged to...
Diaper Output & Milk Intake in the Early Weeks
Are counting wet and dirty diapers a reliable indication of whether a breastfed baby is getting enough milk? During the first six weeks of life, parents are often encouraged to...
To Pump More Milk, Use Hands-On Pumping
Would you like an effective method for pumping more milk? Until 2009, most of us assumed that when a mother used a breast pump, the pump should do all of...
To Pump More Milk, Use Hands-On Pumping
Would you like an effective method for pumping more milk? Until 2009, most of us assumed that when a mother used a breast pump, the pump should do all of...
Protesting One of Breastfeeding's 'Booby Traps'
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself face-to-face with a common breastfeeding "booby trap," unnecessary formula supplementation in the hospital. What was different this time was that I was...
Protesting One of Breastfeeding's 'Booby Traps'
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself face-to-face with a common breastfeeding "booby trap," unnecessary formula supplementation in the hospital. What was different this time was that I was...
A Shout-Out to the World
Today I received a communique to La Leche League (LLL) Leaders from the La Leche League International’s (LLLI) Board of Directors and Executive Management regarding The Breastfeeding Answer Book, which I co-authored. ...
A Shout-Out to the World
Today I received a communique to La Leche League (LLL) Leaders from the La Leche League International’s (LLLI) Board of Directors and Executive Management regarding The Breastfeeding Answer Book, which I co-authored. ...
Newborn Weight Loss and IV Fluids in Labor
Until now, weight loss during the first 3 to 4 days after birth has been considered one indicator of how early breastfeeding is going. If on Day 4 a newborn’s...
Newborn Weight Loss and IV Fluids in Labor
Until now, weight loss during the first 3 to 4 days after birth has been considered one indicator of how early breastfeeding is going. If on Day 4 a newborn’s...
Settling in to My New LLL Home
In a previous post, I described being booted from La Leche League (LLL) of IL, where I had worked as a Leader since 1982, for the crime of working as both...
Settling in to My New LLL Home
In a previous post, I described being booted from La Leche League (LLL) of IL, where I had worked as a Leader since 1982, for the crime of working as both...
Feeling Supported
Thanks to everyone who has written me in support and sympathy as a result of my removal as an LLL leader from LLL of IL. Your kind words have made...
Feeling Supported
Thanks to everyone who has written me in support and sympathy as a result of my removal as an LLL leader from LLL of IL. Your kind words have made...
Goodbye, LLL of IL
My crash-and-burn summer continues with the news tonight, delivered in person by my brand-new La Leche League Area Coordinator of Leaders (ACL), that despite my intention to continue as an...
Goodbye, LLL of IL
My crash-and-burn summer continues with the news tonight, delivered in person by my brand-new La Leche League Area Coordinator of Leaders (ACL), that despite my intention to continue as an...
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. ...
My New Industry-Free Life
Last Friday my life changed drastically. For the previous 8.5 years I worked full time at my day job as a lactation consultant for Ameda Breastfeeding Products. In that role,...
My New Industry-Free Life
Last Friday my life changed drastically. For the previous 8.5 years I worked full time at my day job as a lactation consultant for Ameda Breastfeeding Products. In that role,...
Our Amazing Network
Yesterday morning my new grandson, Jakub Carl Mohrbacher, entered the world at 7.5 lbs. After 24 hours of labor with her first baby, my daughter-in-law Ania realized her dream of...
Our Amazing Network
Yesterday morning my new grandson, Jakub Carl Mohrbacher, entered the world at 7.5 lbs. After 24 hours of labor with her first baby, my daughter-in-law Ania realized her dream of...