Safe, sweet sleep.
Mothers who use my services almost always comment about their worries about sleeping with their babies; this leads to a lovely discussion. I’ve always supported the biologic template, where a mammal mamma and newborn sleep next to each other. When a mother breastfeeds at night, the hormones of lactation make her sleepy; her milk contains.. read more →
Relationship before technique.
All the local birthing hospitals are working to implement best practices for new mothers who are breastfeeding. This is now the fulfillment of a career-long dream that I have had for as long as I have worked as a nurse, childbirth educator, and lactation consultant in my region. Hospital culture is changing in favor of.. read more →
Speak up!!
A mother came to me for craniosacral therapy, with the goal of releasing rage around the cesarean section she had nearly 6 months earlier. Her rage was a barrier between herself and the good relationship with her baby’s father. Her rage was keeping her from enjoying life with a sweet new baby. After some time.. read more →
Sign of a possibly good latch
If the viewer from the side notices a deep crease below to the baby’s chin, almost like a double chin, this means that the baby’s mouth is open nice and wide.This crease is adorable! I say possibly good latch as sometimes the latch looks perfect and the nipple comes out of the baby’s mouth looking.. read more →
Put the nipple shield on right!
For 100 years, breastfeeding education has not been part of hospital practice or healthcare professional education. Today, public health strategies include teaching physicians, nurses, midwives, nutritionists and dietitians, and occupational therapists about breastfeeding as part of their fundamental education. Breastfeeding management is complex, and requires formal study to understand. The relationship between the mother, the.. read more →
Make breastfeeding your own.
Mothers and babies for whom breastfeeding is easy and fun say that the breastfeeding relationship requires no more than a mother, a baby, and a breast. Yet during my lifetime, I have witnessed the pacifier become part of breastfeeding. I see mothers nurse, then tenderly hold a piece of silicon in their babies’ mouths, while.. read more →
