The author and her firstborn at L.A.R.K. Toys in Kellogg, Minnesota. Nursing in public is such a hot topic, and one surefire way to…
Category: Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding problems are not solved by bottles
If a healthcare provider says… You are not making enough milk and need to give your baby formula—see a lactation specialist. Your breastfed baby…
6 seemingly innocent things not to say to a breastfeeding mom
I’m going to have to filter out Aunt Ida because she’ll just suggest pumping again. (Image credit: Lip Kee via Flickr Creative Commons) Two…
Breastfeeding and sanity are not mutually exclusive
Venn diagrams are useful. If I had a dime for every time I heard someone say that someone should stop breastfeeding to save their sanity, I…
5 ways you can help breastfeeding parents (part 2)
Photo by Rita & Tomek via Flickr Creative Commons Part 1 of this series talked about ways you can help breastfeeding parents on a…
5 ways you can help breastfeeding parents (part 1)
Audrey Rowe, USDA Deputy Administrator of Special Nutrition Programs, chats with the Shenandoah Valley Community Breastfeeding support group August 6 in Martinsburg, West Virginia.…
My self as research subject: Observations on increasing pumping output
Pumping and I have never really been great friends. I’ve always wanted to produce enough milk to donate, whether to a milk bank or…