lactation consultant

Can an IBCLC be a source of objective information about formula feeding?

October 2, 2011




In recent discussions about whether formula companies are a good source of advice on breastfeeding, my emphatic answer was NO! A few people chimed in and asked who could provide objective, evidence-based, judgment free advice on infant feeding. Could it come from a lactation consultant or are they too biased toward breastfeeding? I put the [...]

Read the full article →

Societal Barriers to Breastfeeding

September 10, 2009




When people think of breastfeeding difficulties, the things that probably come to mind are supply issues, bad latch, cracked nipples, constant feedings, and the like. Certainly, there are women who are afflicted by those difficulties and who cannot overcome them. But I believe the societal barriers to breastfeeding (propagated by the kyriarchy)  have a much [...]

Read the full article →

Breastfeeding Nazis

May 7, 2009




Day in and day out, I keep hearing and reading the term Breastfeeding Nazi used to describe lactation consultants, La Leche League leaders, breastfeeding advocates and other lactivists. I think it is completely inappropriate. First, lactivists have not killed millions of people like the Nazis did. People that advocate for breastfeeding are doing so to [...]

Read the full article →

When to give up on breastfeeding

March 8, 2009




I read a post the other day that upset me. It was the first of many things that upset me that day and I don’t seem to be able to let go. In the past, I’ve turned comments that upset me into posts (like Birth Plan: Yes or No? and Lactivism and the Homelessness Problem), [...]

Read the full article →

Our Breastfeeding Story

December 29, 2008




I wrote this story out a long time ago after being asked time and time again to share it on various message boards where I provided support to moms that went through the same breastfeeding difficulties that I did with my first child. I just realized that I never shared it on my blog and [...]

Related Posts with Thumbnails
Read the full article →