By Jacquelyn Ordner BSN, RN, IBCLC, RLC Breastmilk contains over 200 components, and that’s just what scientists have discovered so far! It is no surprise that breastmilk is the optimal food for ba...
Whether you’re in the process of growing a tiny human or you’ve already given birth, you know that nature is amazing. Somehow our bodies know exactly what to do throughout the pregnancy process to ...
You’re on top of your breast pumping game. You have part of the fridge and a freezer full of milk. You are rich with liquid goal for your baby, hooray! As your freezer gets fuller, you may be start...
Bereavement Pumping: Our Senior IBCLC’s JourneyJenn M. Foster, MA, CD, IBCLC, RLC It’s been 4 months, nearly 5 months, since we lost our little “dove baby”, Nolan. His birth date was November 2, 20...
Alright, let’s be real. As a new mom, the only thing that gets you excited for dinner is pizza with a side of ice cream. And besides, with all the nursing and pumping you have been doing, who has t...
by Jenny Silverstone If you’re breastfeeding your baby, you may have been warned about cluster feeding by your other mom friends. It can be a difficult phase to get through and you may even questi...
by Bonne Dunham. IBCLC Ok, you are making milk and you want to pump…now what? What kind of pump do I use? How often should I be pumping and when? How much milk should I expect to see come out? Thes...
by Amanda G. Pumping at work gets much more manageable once you figure out the logistics and get yourself into a routine. Here are five quick tips to make pumping at work easier. Leave an extra ...
by: Bonne Dunham, IBCLC, RN That is the question that so many new breastfeeding Mothers will ask when their babies start sleeping through the night, yet their breasts are overflowing with milk. Of ...