Lactation Consultant

Just when you think there couldn’t be another benefit to breastfeeding, a conversation with a friend, thankfully, proves you wrong. She was telling me about her mother’s recovery from breast cancer. When I asked if the doctors had any ideas about potential or likely causes, she said that hormone therapy used in treating menopause [...]

How would you feel about your baby being nursed by a friend or relative?
So called “cross-nursing”, while more common in other countries, is on the rise in the US. The reason for this is estimated to be that breastfeeding has regained popularity and working mothers who are committed to breastfeeding are looking for alternative [...]

My 9 month old son is obsessed with pulling himself up on everything and everyone. A few days ago, he set out to climb our wine rack and smiled when he accomplished his goal. He stood there for about ten minutes, clutching the side, carefully inspecting our random collection of merlots and cabs [...]

I remember when I first became amazed by breast milk. Dominic and I were at a community center with about 50 other moms and tots when one of mothers shared that she squirted breast milk up her baby’s nose to clear up congestion! The concept of using breast milk for anything other than [...]

As I was relaxing during a much needed pedicure the other day, I flipped through my latest issue of Fit Pregnancy Magazine. (Not pregnant, but still have a subscription). Thinking I was just taking some well-deserved time off from full-time mom-hood, I was alarmed to find out that the pampering activity I was participating in [...]