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What Are You Afraid Of?
A lesson from a two-year-old… In January, our families had the opportunity to spend New Year’s Day together at a beautiful house located on about 40 acres of land. Behind the house, the yard sloped...
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Confessions of Suburban IBCLCs: You Know You Are a Lactation Consultant When…
…You aren’t home, your husband answers a call from a breastfeeding mom and knows what breastpump to recommend to her. …Your son’s teacher tells him she wants to talk to me about breastfeeding but HIS...
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More Than Meets the Eye: How Doulas Help Moms Breastfeed
May is International Doula Month… Source Unknown As lactation consultants, we are thrilled to work along side our local Houston area doulas. It is well-supported by research that labor and birth...
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A BABE Mom’s Story: 6 Tips For 6 Months
Three weeks into her breastfeeding journey we had the privilege of meeting this sweet momma and her precious little boy. Our first contact was November 15, 2011. She was our fifth client but our...
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A “Time” To Celebrate
Molly at 24 Months I didn’t need to read the article featured on the cover of Time magazine to predict the tone of the piece, and it was obvious that the intent of the photo accompanying the article...
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What if you told me “I don’t like being a mom”?
If you told me you didn’t like being a mom, I wouldn’t judge you. If you told me you weren’t sure you liked your baby, I would believe you. Being a mom is the hardest job in the world…add on feelings...
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Lactation Derailment Can Begin in the Hospital: 10 Tips for Avoiding a...
I must preface this blog by explaining that fourteen years ago I became a mother/baby nurse, and ten years ago I became the resident childbirth educator and “breastfeeding counselor” on staff at a...
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Round Two: 10 Tips for Nursing Your Newborn While Chasing a Toddler
Tears streamed down my face as I sat in the recliner nursing my one week old son, holding my 18 month old daughter and watching my mom drive away. Though breastfeeding was much easier the second time...
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Breastfeeding…On My Heart, In My Soul…Through My Eyes
Beads of sweat forming on her forehead and tears streaming down her face, a sweet momma looks up at me briefly in between long, loving gazes at her newborn. No words were necessary as her face wore...
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Musings of a Mommy LC
Many of us IBCLCs have young children, and those of us that don’t have been there, done that. It was a struggle in the beginning, but I feel I have finally gathered enough tools in my tool box to...
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A Personal Story: Tongue-Tied and Breastfeeding
Joy and Benjamin at 10 months I recently had my third son this past summer and was looking forward to breastfeeding him just like I breastfed my other two sons. Having had wonderful breastfeeding...
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Megan and Charlotte
Megan and Charlotte Let me start by saying that breastfeeding is hard. Really hard. But is also insanely rewarding. And it absolutely got me through the first three months that were filled with...
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My Breastfeeding Adventures: Nursing E in The Early Days
Cristin and EBreastfeeding was the least of my concerns while I was pregnant with E. I had already done it for 15 months with my first, we battled food sensitivity, flat nipples and nursed half way...
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Jenny’s Story
Jenny and Mia I always knew I would breastfeed my baby. I believe breastfeeding is how our babies were meant to get nourishment – of course if there was a reason I couldn’t then I was willing to accept...
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Take Off the Gloves: It’s Not The Boob Bashers Vs. The Lactation Snobs
“In one corner, we have Fanny Formula-Feeder, and in the other corner stands Betsy Breast-Feeder.” Ding, ding, ding! Who will you bet on? Who will get the KO and leave the other walking down the path...
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Everything But the Kitchen Sink: 10 Things to Put in Your Consult Bag That...
1. A change of clothes, especially if you have another consult to go to. And the day you don’t, you will be peed on, pooped on or spit up on. 2. Antibacterial wipes to “sponge bathe” when you get in...
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Why I Became A Lactation Consultant: My Experience with Baby Wise
Photo by Kelly Roth Photography, http://kellyrothphotography.com/ I was pregnant with my first baby and eager to gather all the information I could to smoothly transition from life with just the two of...
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Tips for Mothers Who Exclusively Pump
A version of this blog appeared on the San Diego Breastfeeding Center blog. Reprinted with permission. Whether exclusive pumping is a decision or a necessity due to surrounding circumstances, there are...
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To “Our” Mommas
It never ceases to amaze us how quickly trust is established as we cross the threshold of your sacred space. Such a tiny moment in our lives, we feel privileged to join you in such a big part of your...
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What Does Pumping Past the First Birthday Look Like?
On our Facebook page, a mama asked about resources for moms that are pumping past one year. Unfortunately, there is very little information about this topic, most likely because so few moms continue to...
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