Angela Cleary, IBCLC Pregnancy Pregnancy is often a time focused on your baby’s in utero growth and development and preparing for childbirth, but it is also a critical time to learn about lactation. It is recommend to take a lactation class during the early weeks of your 3rd trimester as a way to prepare forContinue reading “Breast Health During Pregnancy”
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Expectations and Lactation Continuity of Care
June Myers, IBCLC Breastfeeding in our modern context is a personal choice. But what is not well promoted is that it is a biological extension of pregnancy and birthing that requires just as much or more support for those who choose to breastfeed. This support is vital, not just in the hospital, but well beyondContinue reading “Expectations and Lactation Continuity of Care”
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Travel On and Breastfeed
Before having children, we lived lightly and traveled frequently, always eager to get to the next place. Having children naturally changed this, but as we continued to explore and travel across the country to visit family when we could, I was happy to discover how easily breastfeeding fit into the journey. With a sling orContinue reading “Travel On and Breastfeed”
Thanks for Breastfeeding in Public!
Some years ago, a parent left “business” cards at a La Leche League meeting I was leading, each simply stating: “Thank you for nursing in public. You make it easier for other mommies to do the same. You are setting an amazing example!” These cards sat stacked in a box meeting after meeting. One day,Continue reading “Thanks for Breastfeeding in Public!”