Mothers of babies who have tongue tie, lip tie, or both can be overwhelmed by the many and varied opinions they hear. One person says…
Dr. Miriam Labbok was my first-ever guest on this show. I invited Miriam to speak with me about the importance of breastfeeding as a public…
Everyone has an opinion, and they’re usually pushing it as “fact.” Breastfeeding advocates sing a litany of benefits that breastfeeding provides. Critics insist that breastfeeding…
In 1986, Linda J. Smith wrote an article titled, “How to Make Breastfeeding Difficult.” More recently, the article has been posted on several contemporary web…
Happy World Breastfeeding Week! This year’s theme is ‘Sustainable Development,’ and the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative -BFHI- is an essential element on that—helping to secure health…
Babies can be born with a wide variety of congenital conditions that create unusual hurdles for the breastfeeding journey. Only rarely, though, is breastfeeding impossible.…
Are you facing circumstances that seem “set” by others? Did you have a birth experience different from what you had planned? It’s easy to feel…
Eating disorders affect as many as 30 million people in the United States. And, although they have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness,…
Whether you are studying for an exam, trying to kick a bad habit, or shooting a basketball from the free-throw line, you know that it’s…
Men don’t breastfeed. But they do have a significant role in mothers’ decisions about initiating and continuing breastfeeding. However, even the most well-intentioned new fathers…