Your Rights as a Nursing Parent in the Workplace
More than 83 percent of parents initiate breastfeeding, but less than 25 percent of babies are exclusively breastfed at the CDC-recommended six-mon...
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...
How to Return to Work After Parental Leave
For new or expecting parents who plan to breastfeed, it’s never too early to start preparing for your return to work. We interviewed TLN IBCLC Leah...
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 ...
New Year’s Resolutions for Lactating Parents
For some people, January means resolutions: Setting goals and striving for self-improvement in all facets of life. And while we admire and support ...
Why Every New Parent Needs ‘A Village’
It’s more than okay to ask for help. Here’s how to lean on your village of support, and why it matters. They say it takes a village to raise a chil...
Why Me-Time Isn’t Selfish (And Why It’s Good For Your Health!)
We have scientific proof that self-care is necessary for parents. There’s a lot of pressure to do it all, be it all, and have it all. With the neve...
The Top 3 Reasons Your Pump Won’t Work and How to Troubleshoot
Maintenance Tips For Your Evenflo Pump It’s an all-too-familiar story: You’re exhausted and desperate to relieve your breasts—plus you have a pumpi...
“I Finally Called an IBCLC”
One Parent’s Real-Life Experience Most new parents feel anxiety about breastfeeding. In the prenatal stage, prior to giving birth, it’s common to h...
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...
Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work
Here are five helpful tips to better prepare for breastfeeding and going back to work Whether you are six weeks postpartum or six months, going bac...