How to Book a Lactation Consultation Through Insurance
More than 70 percent of new parents experience difficulties during breastfeeding. Working with a lactation specialist can help ease those difficult...
How to Order a Breast Pump Through Insurance
Whether you’re planning to return to work or you simply want more flexibility around feedings, a breast pump can be an invaluable tool for lactatin...
Preparing Your Family and Friends for Your Breastfeeding Journey
When it comes to breastfeeding, having a support system of loved ones to help you can make a big difference in meeting your feeding goals. Your IBC...
A Closer Look at Why “Just Breastfeed” is Ridiculous Advice
For Many Parents, Breastfeeding Doesn’t Come Easy The parent who hears this suggestion to “just breastfeed” may have already struggled to breastfee...
The Best Time to Prepare for Breastfeeding? Pregnancy.
How a prenatal lactation consultation can set you up for success Natural though it may be, lactation can entail a pretty steep learning curve. Conf...
Systemic Barriers to Breastfeeding in the Black Community
Systemic Barriers to Breastfeeding in Black Communities This Black History Month and every month, we aim to raise awareness of the systemic injusti...
Marijuana and Breastfeeding: Is It Safe?
In short, no. Here’s what you need to know. It’s no secret that many people enjoy cannabis, from the relaxing, pain-relieving, euphoric effects of ...
An IBCLC’s Tips for Storing Your Precious Breast Milk
How to Store Your Liquid Gold It’s Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and there’s no better time to acknowledge that breast milk is a precious commodit...
How to Prepare to Breastfeed Before Giving Birth
Before going to the delivery room, here’s what you can do to ensure breastfeeding success Thinking about all the things you need to do before...
8 Registry Must-Haves for Moms Who Plan to Breastfeed
Which breastfeeding-specific supplies are must-haves for a new mom’s registry? We’ve compiled a list of our top picks to help make every aspect of ...
5 Steps to Prenatal Preparation for Breastfeeding
From the moment we find out we’re pregnant, we start to prepare… for everything. But one thing we often neglect – which happens to be one of the mo...