One Breast or Two?
Many of my clients run into difficulty when they follow a rule-based approach to breastfeeding. Unfortunately, breastfeeding books and websites are often full of rules. “Always breastfeed on both sides...
View ArticleBe a Breastfeeding Booster! (Updated, 2/16/21)
Sometimes I get a call from a parent who really needs help to breastfeed their baby but is unable to pay for a consultation. If you have been helped in some way by myself or another lactation...
View ArticleBodywork for Baby (Guest Post by Michael Hahn)
I often recommend bodywork for the babies of my clients. As a lactation consultant, it is my job to look at the entire baby–not just the mouth–to get to the underlying cause of any breastfeeding...
View ArticleLactation Partners: Awesome Partners! (Updated, 3/2021)
Today I had 3 clients. They had quite a bit in common. They were determined to breastfeed. Their babies were girls and they were all less than a week postpartum. The other thing these clients had in...
View Article“Breastfeed”: It’s all in a Word
It’s rainy in Seattle today. It’s rainy in Seattle a lot. All this rain and hanging around indoors can give a person a lot of time to think. Lately I’ve been thinking about the word “breastfeed.” I...
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