Caffeine and Breastfeeding: no effect on infant sleep patterns
You may have seen the articles about a recent study on caffeine and breastfeeding circulating earlier this month. When I saw the articles covered far and wide by several news sources (here, here, and...
View ArticleBreastfeeding News and other tidbits on lactation
Updated AAP guidelines on breastfeeding (full guidelines here), and the inevitable backlash The benefits of feeding on demand Growth charts for breastfed babies Policy shift in South Africa:...
View ArticleKey to Breastfeeding Success? Hospital Support and Confident Commitment
At the beginning of this month, a study was published in the journal Pediatrics, examining why many new moms don’t meet their own breastfeeding goals (see coverage of study here, and an in-depth review...
View ArticleNews Literacy: The Ideal and the Real of Breast-Feeding
Just last week I wrote about criticism and unwanted advice in pregnancy and parenthood. This week, the New York Times published an article called The Ideal and The Real of Breast-Feeding. In the...
View ArticleGreat FREE Breastfeeding resources
Look at all these amazing FREE resources from Lactation Education Resources! More than 20 printable handouts about specific areas/issues in breastfeeding, from breast pump selection to engorgement....
View ArticleHuman Lactation as a new medical sub-specialty?
Did you see Is the Medical Community Failing Breastfeeding Moms? in today’s Time Magazine? The article raises some important points in the many gaps of our healthcare system in relation to human...
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