Partner Support – The Critical Link to Successful Breastfeeding
By Rowena Gray Partner support is the biggest factor influencing a mother’s breastfeeding success. In Australia less than 50% babies are still breastfeeding at…
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Why Mothers Are Queens
By Kimberley Newing A milestone happened in our house this week. I breastfed for the last time. EVER. Our 17 month old weaned and…
The Closing of our “Milky Journey”
By Marta Willis We create a truly special bond with our little ones who choose us as their parents on Earthside and one path….
Amazing Video of Yogini Practicing Advanced Yoga While Breastfeeding Her Toddler
By Hannah Schenker Do you practice yoga, mama? Do you have a daily sadhana, rolling out the mat even though you’re also pretty occupied…
15 Kinds of Nursing Babies
By Supriya Kelkar I nursed my oldest child until he was 17 months old, stopping when my milk dried up from my second pregnancy….
Why does my baby fuss at the breast and what can I do about it?
By Rowena Gray, IBCLC Feeling frustrated by your baby pushing and arching away from you when you try to breastfeed? Does he start tugging…
Women Need More Support to Breastfeed When They Return To Work, Study Finds
By Hannah Schenker A new study has found that mothers in New Zealand need much better support to continue breastfeeding when they return to…
Breastfeeding Through Pregnancy and Beyond
By Emma Pickett IBCLC Let’s imagine you are breastfeeding your toddler and you discover you’re pregnant. It’s a much wanted pregnancy but perhaps you…
The Breastfeeding Dad
By Emma Pickett, IBCLC I worked with a new family for the second time today. I won’t go into too much detail but things…
Three Things To Keep In Mind When Tandem Feeding
By Anna Stoyanoff Eat up When I became pregnant with my second child, I started to research what kind of energy intake would be…
Is THIS Normal? The First Week With a Breastfeeding Newborn
By Emma Pickett, IBCLC I’ve been taking calls from new parents on the National Breastfeeding Helpline since it opened in 2008. Calls often begin with a…
Breastfeeding: Arm Yourself For Success!
By Rowena Gray, IBCLC Surviving the sea of conflicting information and misinformation in the first days and weeks. In a world of seemingly endless…
Baby Led Latching: What Is It and How do You Do It?
By Cherie Raymond The concept of ‘Baby Led Latching’ is so endearing and natural. It’s the opposite of the techniques I experienced in hospital…
Thank You For Breastfeeding in Public, I Know It Can Be Scary
By Emma Pickett, IBCLC People ask for a lactation consultant’s help for lots of different reasons. We often see people at one of the…
Basically, Women Have Superpowers: Mum Works Out Time Spent Breastfeeding
By Hannah Schenker Jenny Tamas has done a little math…about breastfeeding! She worked out just how much time she spent breastfeeding her daughter over…
Breastfeeding: What You Need To Know
By Fiona Chapman Breastfeeding is best for you and your baby. We know that. There is no denying the amazing benefits. There are also…
Low Milk Supply 101
By Emma Pickett, IBCLC Forgive me for asking but… Do you REALLY have low milk supply? This is a very important place to start….
How To Relieve Trapped Wind In Your Baby – A Simple Technique
By Hannah Schenker As adults, we know how uncomfortable it can get if you have wind trapped in your digestive system. Babies are no…
Breastfeeding for 2 Months Halves The Risk of SIDS, Study Says
By Hannah Schenker New parents live in fear: fear that their babies will die in their sleep. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is…
The Dangerous Game of the Feeding Interval Obsession
By Emma Pickett, IBCLC Somehow, somewhere, new mothers got the message that the gap between when a baby stops a breastfeed and the time…