Why did I breastfeed?
Why did I breastfeed? I was born in 1950; my baby dolls all came with bottles. The little siblings of my peers in the neighborhood were all bottle-fed. I remember sitting in my high chair, watching my mother making bottles of formula….store-bought formula was too expensive for our family. (To this day, the thought of.. read more →
Has your baby been forced to breastfeed?
After you gave birth, I hope your new sweet baby was put on your chest. What was supposed to happen next is that your baby would rest, start looking at you and your breast, and gradually move over and start breastfeeding. Babies get to the breast by crawling or leaping or sliding. This natural self-attachment.. read more →
6 months postpartum, and still wanting to breastfeed.
RP was clearly anxious and guarded during our initial telephone conversation, where she told me of her dream to breastfeed, even after all this time, and of her hope that craniosacral therapy would help. My intuition spoke to me after she hung up. On the day of her appointment, as the time drew near, I.. read more →
Things MDs said to breastfeeding mothers:
Baby kept in the hospital for a bilirubin level of 11 on Day 3, secondary to “breastfeeding insufficiency.” Baby treated for rising bilirubin level. I made 10 contacts in the first month of the baby’s life. Baby gained 1 pound/week, happy and healthy. . .except that MD told the mother that baby could have liver.. read more →
Quitting breastfeeding not the answer.
AG’s husband had lost his job at AT&T 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 rehabilitate, but at the time of her delivery, it lacked electricity, heat and.. read more →
A call in time saves a lot.
MJ was a 44 year old mother who delivered a boy by cesarean section. She began breastfeeding in the hospital and was referred to me on postpartum day #5; in the 90s, people stayed in the hospital longer after a surgical delivery. Her baby was still pooping dark colored poops; his mother reported that he.. read more →
