By Ali Weatherford Before lactation was a field of study and being a lactation consultant was a career path, women helped each other learn to feed and take care of their babies. When someone wasn’t able to provide their own [...]
By Ali Weatherford You can breastfeed without help from others, but that makes it much harder. Statistics show that having a good support system increases the chances that people will breastfeed and breastfeed for longer. What Support Looks Like Support [...]
By Ali Weatherford Last week was the first week of National Breastfeeding Month. The theme was “Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a Difference for Working Parents.” I was very fortunate to stay home with my babies for a pretty long time, so [...]
By Ali Weatherford I’m not a lactation consultant, but I did breastfeed two babies into toddlerhood. It wasn’t easy, but it was worth getting through the challenges. In a lot of ways, I did have it easy though. My mom [...]
By Ali Weatherford in consultation with Janel Davis, RD Things have changed a lot since the days of the mucus-like baby rice cereal. If I were a baby, I wouldn’t be all that interested in solid food if that’s what [...]
By Ali Weatherford in consultation with Cassie Terrillion, IBCLC Most people can provide plenty of milk for their babies without help. But when there is a need, a pump can be a really useful tool to get the job done! [...]
By Ali Weatherford in consultation with Gail Gresham, IBCLC When breastfeeding is the goal for you and your baby, getting help is almost always part of a successful breastfeeding story. Babies are born with some great instincts to find a [...]
By Ali Weatherford in consultation with Cassie Terrillion, IBCLC It seems like we should have posted an article about this a long time ago. How to breastfeed seems like a very basic topic, but it might actually be one [...]
By Ali Weatherford If you’re thinking, “I don’t know what COLOSTRUM or JAUNDICE even are”, you are not alone. These are things that most people don’t learn about until they have a baby of their own. Even then, your baby [...]
By Ali Weatherford I would never have read an article about baby poop before my baby was born. Most people don’t want to know ANYTHING about baby poop…….UNTIL they have a baby of their own. Then, watch out, because it [...]
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