Forget the Food Rules: What Women Around the World Know About Breastfeeding That Social Media Doesn’t
I am reading Helen Ball’s book: “How Babies Sleep” in she shares that the “ways of “managing” infant sleep…
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Starting Solids
There is an excellent article by Adriano Cattaneo in Breastfeeding Review on infant and child feeding1 – where, how,…
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Sleep – What is Considered Normal?
Confusion about what is normal can lead to unrealistic expectations. All parents tend to struggle with questions of how…
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Understanding the baby who won’t take a bottle
One of the concerns that breastfeeding families have is will my baby take a bottle? Or more worrisome, what…
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To Burp or Not To Burp?
The question arises from the contradiction between what parents hear from the hospital staff and what the lactation consultant…
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Mittens
Newborns have very sharp fingernails, which seems odd considering they have spent 9 + months in fluid! Mothers worry…
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Eye Examinations While Breastfeeding
The three (3) most commonly used medications for pupil dilation are: Phenylephrine HCL – 2.5% solution Phenylephrine is the…
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The case for – or against – the use of pacifiers to help prevent SIDS
The American Academy of Pediatrics came out with a statement in 2005 recommending offering a pacifier at every sleep…