Dear Kathleen- Leakies ask an IBCLC
TLB friend and supporter, Kathleen Huggins, IBCLC and author of The Nursing Mothers’ Companion, answers questions about breastfeeding, bottle feeding, pumping, and relacating.
Tips for Breastfeeding in a Soft Structured Carrier
Breastfeeding and babywearing go hand in hand but it can be a little tricky to figure out. Tips for breastfeeding in a soft structure carrier and video demonstration in an Ergo.
Medications and Breastfeeding
It can be really confusing taking medications or having procedures done while you are breastfeeding. Most of the time, if you look at the package insert or online, most medications simply say that you should ask your doctor or not take them while breastfeeding. Then you might hear something completely different from friends, or relatives, pharmacist, or from your doctor. So what do you do? Star Rodriguez, IBCLC, provides information on using medications while breastfeeding and where moms can find resources to help them make the best choice for them.
Supporting the Breastfeeding Family as a Whole
Prioritizing the mother or the baby in the breastfeeding support equation? Who is more important? If, by prioritizing the supporting the mother will the most vulnerable person in the mix, the infant, suffer? If, by prioritizing the baby could it end up backfiring if the mom doesn’t feel supported? What about other family members, do they factor in? Or are these the wrong questions? Could it be that instead of generalizations we need to embrace the breastfeeding family as a whole and how does that change the was we extend support?
A Translation Guide for Navigating the Terrain Between Breastfeeders and Formula-Feeders
Did that mom celebrating her 6 month breastfeeding milestone just put all who formula feed down? Are breastfeeding advocates saying moms that don’t breastfeed don’t want the best for their babies? Could it sometimes just be a case of something being lost in translation?
Dear Nurse Julie- a letter to my labor and delivery nurse
Nurse Julie, an L&D nurse in the hospital where I had Earth Baby, was in my life for a very brief period yet she made a very big impact. This is the thank you letter she may never see but is from my heart. There are lots of stories about negative experiences with hospital staff, this isn’t one of them.
