Mothers are often anxious to return to exercising in the post-partum period for all the many reasons that one exercises – quiet time, stress relief, and the desire to return to ones pre pregnancy body. Along with the desire to exercise is the concern of what exercising will to do to either ones milk supply…
Breastfeeding
IBCLCs and Craniosacral Therapists: Strange Bedfellows or a Perfect Match?
The rate of ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) appears to be on the rise in the United States and around the world. IBCLCs working with the families of babies with tongue-tie all too often are the first ones to notice the symptoms and suggest treatment. Even after the tongue has been released, these infants continue to struggle with…
Starting Solids
There is an excellent article by Adriano Cattaneo in Breastfeeding Review on infant and child feeding1 – where, how, by whom and why. Mr. Cattaneo is attached to the unit for health services research and international health of the Institute for Maternal and Child Health. Mr. Cattaneo makes some very important points: “We are…
Sleep – What is Considered Normal?
Confusion about what is normal can lead to unrealistic expectations. All parents tend to struggle with questions of how much should their baby be sleeping. Some recent research shows the following: An international baby’s sleep study showed that there are biological and cultural factors that influence young children’s sleep. “Night- time sleep is a key…
Understanding the baby who won’t take a bottle
One of the concerns that breastfeeding families have is will my baby take a bottle? Or more worrisome, what happens if they won’t take a bottle. This is especially true when the breastfeeding parent is returning to work. When parents find that their little one will not take a bottle they often berate themselves for…
To Burp or Not To Burp?
The question arises from the contradiction between what parents hear from the hospital staff and what the lactation consultant may say- Who are the parents to believe? A preliminary Google search shows 565,000 hits in .09 seconds! Many of these sites are authored by medical personnel. Starting at the beginning – what is burping? Wikipedia…