Stories from the birth world.
Liz works as a doula, a professional labor assistant. She says, “I walk a fine line when I work in a hospital. I am there for the birth woman and her partner and family. And, I am always under scrutiny by the hospital staff. Sometimes I am welcomed by the nurses as they are so.. read more →
History and tips about breastfeeding
How we got into the habit of encouraging mothers to throw their milk away. Breastfeeding entered the mainstream in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, after being lost to public awareness for a long, long time. Some brilliant women of the 1940s and 50s were among the rare ones to breastfeed. They paid attention to what.. read more →
Catharsis Triad of Behaviors in Infants
Who hasn’t had felt an unexpected surge of emotion while being massaged? Perhaps we are lying on the table, drifting away contentedly, and then are suddenly in tears or very sad. The massage therapist has touched a place in us that remembers, and the associated feeling has been released. Our bodies and emotions are interwoven;.. read more →
A Ghost in a Breastfeeding Relationship
Mary called me for help with breastfeeding her 3rd baby, a girl, when the baby was 11 weeks old; her initial complaint was that this baby had gained only 2ounces in 2 weeks, and that the baby frequently “backed away” from the breast. Mary also complained that her baby nursed, “all the time”. Mary mentioned.. read more →
Posts from the Our Milky Way blog
Thank you, Healthy Children, for inviting me to be a guest blogger!! Here are links to the 4 blog posts I wrote: http://www.ourmilkyway.org/no-rules-in-relationship/ http://www.ourmilkyway.org/celebrating-the-breastfeeding-champions-of-north-philadelphia-an-interview-with-naima-black-clc-coordinator-north-philadelphia-breastfeeding-community-doula-program/ http://www.ourmilkyway.org/a-reminder-to-broaden-the-focus-a-comfortable-breastfeeding-relationship-rests-on-much-more-than-proper-latch/ http://www.ourmilkyway.org/on-becoming-transliterate-an-interview-with-diana-west-ba-ibclc/ warmly, Nikki read more →
For hospital nurses
As a mother crab and her child were strolling along the beach, the mother crab complained, “Why, child, do you not walk as the other creature—–foreward instead of backward?” “Why mother dear,” replied the little crab, “do but set the example yourself and I will follow you.” MORAL: Example is the best teacher. (from.. read more →
