by aabreastfeeding@hotmail.com | Mar 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by aabreastfeeding@hotmail.com | Jan 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Milk banks should be a household word, just like the blood banks. All infants in need deserve to have human milk. Our smallest and sickest of babies need to have donor milk to help them get the best start in life. Donor milk will help dramatically reduce the risk of...
by aabreastfeeding@hotmail.com | Nov 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
On September 21,2016 The New York Milk Bank, a nonprofit in Westchester County, NY, USA, opened as the first and only comprehensive, community based milk bank in New York State. This venture was started by a volunteer group of lactation professionals who recognized...
by aabreastfeeding@hotmail.com | Nov 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
I have to honestly say that I did not start out wanting to become an IBCLC. It is one of those things that I really did just fall into. After the birth of my first baby, I was not thrilled at how I was treated prenatally or during the birth. So, I purposefully set...
by aabreastfeeding@hotmail.com | Oct 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Lisa is a mom of 2 young children. She is the host of a podcast called Fertility Friday and enjoys helping woman understand their menstrual cycles, not only for contraception and conception,, but for their overall long term health. As a...
