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Your Place for breastfeeding helpOperation Lactation
Kristine Keller, BS, IBCLC owns a private practice in Austin, TX and it is called Operation Lactation. She has been an IBCLC since 2010. Kristine is married with 2 mostly breastmilk fed boys. She tells us that she had a miserable time breastfeeding. It was hard...
read moreI am not boy-lingual
"I am not "boy-lingual." Have you ever had the pleasure of meeting a Father of 8 children, who is also a midwife and a Board Certified Lactation Consultant? I know it may seem quite different, perhaps odd and perhaps weird to some. This is why I receive such joy out...
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No one likes to be alone. Alone in their studies. Alone in their business. Alone in their newborn mothering. Being alone can be very lonely. All About Breastfeeding is finally answering your call for help. In response to the many inquiries for assistance in the...
read moreReasons to not take Fenugreek
I am writing about a popular herb that moms use to help increase their supply. I always want moms to be working closely with an IBCLC to determine that low milk supply is truly an issue for them. There are other avenues to explore first and what you think might be...
read moreSarah Fletcher Story
Sarah Fletcher is a twenty six year old mom she is a two time surrogate. She is from Oklahoma City she has breastfed two babies these two babies and she has breast fed her own nine year old daughter. Background history: Sarah tells us that grew up everywhere....
read moreHow do you know if you need to increase your milk supply?
Have you heard of the word galactagogue? Basically it means a food or a drug that promotes the flow of a mother’s milk. It can also be described as a substance that increases milk supply. Why would a mother need to increase her milk supply? Don’t all mothers make...
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