A postpartum doula is an excellent way to help new mothers make the transition from pregnancy to birth to postpartum I have been a childbirth educator, birth and postpartum doula and currently focus on working as an IBCLC, helping mothers with breastfeeding....
HAND EXPRESSION Here is a great video on HAND EXPRESSION which can give you a good idea on how to use hand expression to remove the milk from your breast. This is a great technique for all breastfeeding mothers to learn. Whether you are a stay at home mom who does...
I am happy repost this article by Betsy Shaw, which appeared on the Baby Center blog on January 7th, 2013 We just give women a pat on the head and tell them their kids will be fine,” if they don’t breastfeed, says Dr. Alison Stuebe, an OB who treats breast-feeding...
Liz Laing wrote an informative article for mothering.com When my kids were small, I used my breastmilk for rashes and to soothe owies as they healed. It was my all time favorite remedy for pink eye. I had other mothers think I was strange, quite weird in fact when...
The research is there. Information on the benefits of breastfeeding to mother and baby is in mainstream parenting magazines. You can easily find this information in many books on the shelves at your local library and book store. Many of the national and...
