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It’s definitely not too early! I love it when a pregnant mom contacts me to inquire about my services while she’s pregnant. Breastfeeding challenges are on her radar, and she’ll be on mine. This [...]

Once breastfeeding has been established, around four to six weeks, it’s fine for your partner or another caregiver to give the baby a bottle of expressed breast milk. “Choose a nipple labelled [...]

New York Times Op-Ed Contributor, Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, says it well: We also need more public-awareness campaigns run by the milk banks and the hospitals that rely on them. Even if they have [...]

Sarah Tyack, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Registered Nurse, and PSI of WA Group Leader Sarah Tyack, RN, BSW, IBCLC is a nurse and certified lactation consultant with a [...]

When I first started working as a lactation consultant (LC) almost 20 years ago, I must admit, I used nipple shields. I used them for some of the reasons people use them now, but not nearly as [...]

Does a Breastfeeding Support Group conjure up visions of hippie moms pulling up their tie-dyed shirts and whipping out their breasts while they eat granola? If so, you’ve got it all wrong! A good [...]

I’ve been hearing a lot of moms talking about their partners’ disconnection from the baby. It’s sometimes difficult for new dads to soothe their crying baby when they know the mom has the ability [...]

The biggest fear I’ve seen moms have is the fear that they aren’t making enough breast milk for their baby. While there are a few medical reasons why this may be true, the vast majority of women [...]

The short answer is no. A lot of moms are concerned about their milk production. As I’ve discussed with my clients during the past over 20 years, if we weren’t concerned about feeding our baby [...]