Breastfeeding, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, and Oral Phase Dysphagia
Breastfeeding and Oral Phase Dysphagia, a neurologically-based lack of coordination of the chewing and swallowing mechanisms, and Sensory Processing Disorder.
Traumatic Birth: Resources for Healing and Protecting Breastfeeding
by Tanya Lieberman This post was made possible by the generous support of MotherLove Herbal Company. Having intrusive thoughts about your birth? Flashbacks? Feeling disconnected from your baby? Do you steer…
Dear Kathleen- Nursing strikes, biting, low weight gain, and painful breastfeeding in pregnancy
We receive hundreds of emails and messages daily from Leakies looking for help and information in their breastfeeding journey. As so many seek support from us, we are so honored…
Dear Kathleen- Too much and not enough, weaning and supply during monthly cycle
IBCLC and author of The Nursing Mothers’ Companion, Kathleen Huggins answers your breastfeeding questions about increasing supply during monthly cycle hormone changes with pumping and at the breast feedings and minimizing discomfort after weaning.
Guest Post from Suzanne of The Fearless Formula Feeder- Mean People Suck.
But bloggers like the Alpha person are not complicated. They are simple. They are mean. And mean people suck. They suck the life out of images like this; make them fodder for a contrived mommy war. They suck the life out of breastfeeding advocacy efforts, because they perpetuate the myth of the “breastapo” by becoming a caricature of that concept. They suck the joy out of parenting, by making it a competition. They suck the intelligence and nuance out of what could be a productive debate between people who genuinely care about maternal and child health. And they suck the energy out of bloggers like Jessica and myself, who resent that we feel forced into a corner and made to confront this type of bottom-feeding behavior, when we could be focusing our collective efforts on something more productive.
Dear Kathleen- on nipple damage healing and pumping
IBCLC and author Kathleen Huggins answers questions about thrush, nipple damage, and pumping to maintain supply while healing.
