lovely pictures of twins co-bedding
I’ve had nurses who worked in Neonatal Intensive Care nurseries tell me how twins will stabilize and become calm when they are placed in the same isolette. This makes such sense, as they’ve been together from the moment of conception. It seems crazy to me that the paranoia about babies in adult beds extends to.. read more →
Toddler with Torticollis
This morning, I received an email request from a concerned mother: “Hi Nikki, I found you while endlessly searching the net for solutions to my baby’s torticollis. She has had torticollis from birth. Since she is my first child, I did not realize that keeping head turned on one side only is not normal. When.. read more →
Guest post on the Motherlove Blog
Thank you Tanya Lieberman, and the wonderful folks at Motherwear.com http://motherloveblog.com/2011/11/18/how-can-accupuncture-chiropractic-cranio-sacral-and-even-co-bathing-help-with-breastfeeding-an-interview-with-the-author-of-complementary-and-alternative-medicine-in-breastfeeding-therapy/ read more →
Normal, motivating fear: “I don’t have enough milk.”
Most people don’t believe a mother has milk, until some special day, after the birth, when the milk is delivered, or “comes in.” Childbirth classes teach that at delivery, breasts contain “only colostrum” and only in small amounts, another factor undermining a mother’s belief in her milk supply. Physicians and nurses reach for a bottle.. read more →
Grandmothers save the world!
The dry cleaning business I use is a lovely walk away. The business is run by Koreans, and we have made a comfortable relationship over the years. I know a little about her family and she a little about mine. The grandmother and one of the young women are both wonderful seamstresses for those important.. read more →
Fore-milk, hind-milk, enough milk, and research.
As a lactation consultant in private practice, I want and need to keep up with the latest research and clinical techniques. One way I do this is by reading what other clinicians write on lists, blogs, and groups. While there are many new topics to discuss on these internet sites, one topic often repeats: the.. read more →
