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Bottle Feeding: Your Baby Sets the Pace!
Dad pacing the feeding for baby. You may wonder why I have written a post about bottle feeding. After all, I am a lactation consultant. My job as a lactation consultant is, first and foremost, to help...
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Guest Post: Choosing the Right Bottle for your Baby
This is a guest post from my esteemed colleague, Amy Peterson, BS, IBCLC. I know it will be helpful when choosing a bottle for your baby. Thank you, Amy! Photos in the post (as in all posts on this...
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Finding a Lactation Consultant: How do you Choose?
This article was written in collaboration with my colleague, Lyla Wolfenstein, BS, IBCLC. Lyla is a lactation consultant in Portland, OR. In an ideal world, every mother-baby dyad would have access to...
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Yurika’s Story: A Beautiful “Thank You”
This story was sent to me by one of my clients, Yurika. She wants to share it with all of you and hopes that it will help to continue breastfeeding–even when facing challenges. Mila was born 8lbs 7oz,...
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For Dads and Other Partners: Bonding with Baby.
Dad and newborn doing some bonding! Even before the birth of my first daughter, I knew that her father intended to be very “hands on.” The truth is, he wanted a baby way more than I did! I tried to...
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Choosing and Preparing Formula for your Newborn
You may be wondering… why is a lactation consultant writing about formula? Because in my world of breastfeeding difficulties including chronic low milk supply, mothers often find they need to...
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IGT: Four Stories from Moms Who Have Been There
Nursing with homemade SNS This post is dedicated to the incredible moms I have met over the years who have IGT. The stories below are as uniquely individual as the mothers who wrote them. Even so, they...
View ArticleRule #1: Feed The Baby!
Breastfeeding. It’s what I’m all about as a lactation consultant. I have built an entire career around helping you to breastfeed your baby. Part of the reason that lactation consultants even exist is...
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