There was just a book published, Your Breasts Are Trying to Kill You, by author Florence Williams.  It seems as though she is taking a serious, yet humorous look at what our breasts do and don’t...

We need to be questioning our baby feeding norm in this country.  We are a formula feeding culture right now in the US whether we like it or not.  This means that more people feed their babies...

Parenting is hard! I just read an article on parenting research and had to respond.  The article is about a study which found that parenting basically sucks and we are lying to ourselves if we say...

What do I love about technology?  Not a whole lot!  I have been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century by necessity.   My friends make fun of me because I am such techno phobe.  However...

Why are diabetes cost are going through the roof?   According to an article in the New York Times, it is costing us  $174 billion dollars a year to cover the health costs of people who have developed...

When a breastfeeding mother returns to work she actually doesn’t need very much from her employer to be successful.  Really, working and breastfeeding requires at a minimum; time to remove milk from...

Many mothers in the US return to work when their babies are quite young.  If they are breastfeeding and want to continue to exclusively provide breastmilk for their babies, it can make things more...

From 6-9 this Friday, June 11th, Ann Arbor will be hosting our Green Fair on Main Street.   This exciting event celebrates and shares what businesses and organizations are doing to help our...

Wow!  Who knew that feeding a baby could be so controversial! I want to make sure it is clear that it is my job to help mothers feed their babies in the manner of their choosing.  I get calls all the...

Lately, there has been quite a bit of reporting in the news about artificial baby milk (formula) feeding.  The costs of our mothers choosing to feed their babies formula is tremendous.  According to...

So, why are mothers and babies having such a hard time with breastfeeding?  I just received a link to this blog which I thought was very interesting.  In the blog, this doctor admits she really knew...