USDA Child Nutrition Program, Breastfed Toddlers and Day-Care
Under the USDA Child Nutrition Program guidelines, infants and children 1 year of age and older, who are in licensed day-care programs, must be offered fluid cow’s milk (or approved alternative milk)...
View ArticleIBCLC Day March 5th 2014
In honor of IBCLC Day 2014, I am linking to the article I wrote last year on IBCLC Day. http://feedthebabyllc.comwhy-i-became-an-international-board-certified-lactation-consultant/The post IBCLC Day...
View Article“How often does breastfeeding come undone?”
So many parents do not meet their breastfeeding goals. Here is an interesting post by Alison Stuebe, a member of the board of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine....
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This site is dedicated to helping parents find answers to their breastfeeding concerns and to provide a platform for posts regarding current breastfeeding topics. It has recently been optimized to be...
View ArticleChoosing a Breastfeeding Helper
Parents who are struggling with breastfeeding need high-quality, timely support in order to ensure they meet their breastfeeding goals. Because optimal breastfeeding is critical for the health of Baby...
View ArticlePositioning: It’s All About the (Baby’s) Chin.
Babies and breasts come in different shapes and sizes. This may be a very obvious statement but it bears consideration when we bring babies and breasts together. Suzanne Colson, Nancy Mohrbacher, and...
View ArticleNew Latching Video from Breastfeeding Medicine of Northeast Ohio
I am a big fan of therapeutic breast massage as taught by Maya Bolman, and shared on the website for Breastfeeding Medicine of Northeast Ohio, so I was very excited to discover that the website has a...
View ArticleExpressing Milk in an Emergency
Many people who pump breastmilk do not own a hand pump and rely on electricity for milk expression. If you are an exclusive pumper or just pump when you are separated from your baby, you know how...
View ArticleA Soft Place to Land
Today is IBCLC Day. As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, this has a lot of meaning for me. I am remembering all the families I have supported and feeling warm and fuzzy and proud....
View ArticleFeed the Baby LLC is Providing Virtual Consults
If you have Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO or Cigna PPO, your consult may be covered with no out-of-pocket cost to you. Please contact me for more information. feedthebabyllc@protonmail.comThe post Feed...
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