In The Dangers of the Milk Sharing Economy, the author points out that sometimes another mother's breastmilk might not be safe for our babies based upon her 2013 study. Informal milk sharing has exploded in the past 5 years or so. This has opened the door to many problems. We use to share our breastmilk all the time. But it was family member to family member, friend to friend, or friend of a …
Breastmilk Supply Worries
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 8: Tongue Tie with Dr. Alison Hazelbaker
This week on the podcast Barbara and Barb speak with expert Dr. Alison Hazelbaker about tongue tie. Dr. Hazelbaker's original research on tongue-tie, done in 1993, has changed clinical practice both in the USA and abroad. We discuss the new thoughts on tongue tie and treatment options. Visit Dr. Alison Hazelbaker's website to learn more about her work and practice in Columbus, …
Help for Bottle Feeding Babies!
I just told my husband this morning, "I feel a blog coming on..." Checking through my google alerts this morning, I found a link to this article about adoptive breast feeding and pressure from breast feeding "crazies" (me?). I went to check it out because I have a lovely friend, Alyssa Schnell, who specializes in adoptive breast feeding and I wanted to see if the article might be interesting. I …
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 6-Human Milk for NEC Prevention
This week on the podcast Barbara and Barb chat with a very special guest. Jennifer Canvasser, founder of the NEC Society speaks out about the importance of human milk for premature babies and why her mission is so important and close to her heart. WHO Feeding Guidelines state that " Only under exceptional circumstances can a mother’s milk be considered unsuitable for her infant. …
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 5-All Things Pumping
This week on All Things Breastfeeding, Barbara and Barb talk all things pumping! Whether you are a part time or full time pumping mother, we have information and tips to share with all pumping moms alike. Sit back and listen while you pump....or breastfeed. Either way-Enjoy! Show Notes: 77% of mothers need a larger size breast shield! Reference to this …
Increasing Your Breastmilk Supply
I get google alerts for many things each day, all related to breastfeeding of course, and came across an article on how to increase your breastmilk suppley. I almost didn't follow the link because it was on the Fox News site. They were the ones who recently had a story about inappropriate, cruel, and unhealthy ways to make your baby sleep more. But, know your enemy, I always say! I went and was …
Purposeful parent confusion?
There are many things that happen that make me upset. You too? I know! However, what really get my goat is when things are done, in what appears to be in an intentional way, to purposefully confused unsuspecting people (in my case parents) for their own profit and potentially to the unsuspecting person's determent. One example of this is human milk donation. Most people who donate their …
Top Five Reasons Mothers Stop Breastfeeding- Don’t Become a Statistic!
1. It hurts! I know people say that pain is normal at the beginning of breastfeeding. I disagree. While it is common for there to be pain in the beginning, it is not normal. It may be sensitive, a bit tender, but not out right pain. If you have pain that is not getting better or getting worse, if you have visible damage, blood, scabbing, blistering, get help! This is not normal. 2. You …
The Secret to Helping Bottle Feed Your Baby
Listen, most mothers go back to work and so most babies need to have a bottle to get through the day while mom is away. Also, once breastfeeding is well established, I find that as long as parents bottle feed in a way that is like breastfeeding there isn't a problem going back and forth between breast and bottle. That is what I am talking about, bottle feeding in a way that helps sustain and …
Formula Helping Breastfeeding?
"Formula Feeding Saved Me as a Breastfeeding Mom" What??? This kind of headline drives me crazy! What the mother is saying, I think, is that by using a bit of formula as a transitional tool, she was able to keep breastfeeding. Do I like the idea of needing to use formula? No. But my first rule in lactation help is to FEED THE BABY. If you don't have enough milk, you use formula in our …