As a board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC), I offer in-home breastfeeding support to meet your individual needs. I can also bring private breastfeeding and pumping…
Author: Tipper Gallagher, BA, IBCLC
Home visits for breastfeeding help in the Twin Cities
There’s no need to struggle with breastfeeding, and no need to leave your home for help! As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC),…
How to write an anti-breastfeeding article
Congratulations on your decision to write your first anti-breastfeeding article! Although this is no doubt a column, opinion piece, or blog post, we will…
Why you won’t hear me suggest galactogogues
If you spend any amount of time around lactating folks, you’ll hear concerns about low milk supply, and you’ll also probably hear suggestions such…
Guest post: Why we need to celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week
While I want to share this voice from a white ally, I encourage you to seek out the person-of-color perspective on Black Breastfeeding Week.…
Help! My baby won’t take a bottle!
In the United States, about two-thirds of mothers who have children under three years old are in the workforce. While infants make up a portion…
Necrotizing enterocolitis by the numbers
Click to download a full-size version of the infographics, free to share/use with credit given. Do you know the numbers? Do you know the…
How do I make enough breastmilk for my baby?
Concerns about milk supply top the list of new-parent worries. Almost everyone who breastfeeds wonders, at some point, if they are making enough milk. The…
Hard-of-hearing in the hospital: Tips for healthcare workers during #COVID19
As someone who works in a hospital, having to reuse masks and other PPE—not to mention knowing that shortages put colleagues who take care…
3 ways hamburgers can help you breastfeed
I love a good analogy. I also love hamburgers and helping people to breastfeed. Clearly, this means they should all come together into one…