Life-changing experience.
25 years ago, a new mother hired me to help her with breastfeeding. Her birth was rough and the baby was in NICU for a while. When they finally got home, her baby would only latch occasionally with a nipple shield. 21 days later, after several consultations, she reached her goal of direct breastfeeding and .. read more →
Help with seeing the whole picture.
AG’s husband had lost his job during her pregnancy. Shortly after AG went home with her baby, they were evicted from their apartment as they were unable to afford the rent. They had purchased a shell of a house to fix up, but at the time of her delivery, it lacked electricity, heat and plumbing… read more →
Combatting the power of ignorance.
Two groups in our medical system have the most power:: doctors and insurance companies. What doctors say to families can break (or make) the breastfeeding relationship. Here’s 7 examples of medical advice breaking breastfeeding: Pediatrician kept baby kept in the hospital for a bilirubin level of 11 on Day 3, because of “breastfeeding insufficiency.” During.. read more →
Teaching the teachers.
We humans are mammals, living creatures that make milk to feed our live-born babies. Every mammal on earth breastfeeds, in a style specific and unique to each species. Some mammals give birth to litters, more than one baby: cats, dogs, pigs, and tigers. Others, like those in the primate branch of mammals, give birth to.. read more →
Normal bone growth OR ear infection?
Today I went with my daughter and granddaughter (aged 9-months) to their chiropractor appointment to watch the baby while my daughter gets her adjustment. My daughter and her baby see Dr. Lydia once a month for maintenance, and after the work on my granddaughter was finished, we three were chatting. My daughter was talking about.. read more →
A Birth Story.
This is birth story of a student in a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor training course; a story of common care in a teaching hospital told in her own words: “A woman was told to go to the hospital because her levels were no (sic) normal. When she got checked out at the hospital the doctor told.. read more →
