All About Breastfeeding Blog
All the latest breastfeeding news and point of viewsProper Handling and Storage of Human Milk
I receive so many inquiries about the proper storage of human milk that I thought I would just add the most updated version of the information given by the CDC - Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the AAP - American Academy of PediatricsProper Handling and...
Cute video of Dad swaddling baby Ella
Normal newborn breastfeeding expectations
When you are a new parent and/or new to breastfeeding, sometimes there is information overload and you may not know what to pay attention to and you can let go. Well, I cannot speak for all the info you might get from doctors and nurses about your care or your babies...
Breastfeeding May Protect a Woman’s Heart
Arteries appear to be less clogged in those who nurse infants, study finds HealthDayMonday, December 21, 2009 MONDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Although many women choose to breast-feed because of the numerous health benefits it offers their offspring, new research...
American Academy of Pediatrics policy statements
Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that...
Questions, Comments, Concerns about Breastfeeding – from family and friends.
When you are born into and/or brought up in an environment where breastfeeding is the norm, you may never have to deal with criticism about your decision to begin breastfeeding or your decision to continue breastfeeding past the first year. For the parents who are in...
Ahna Weston, CST – March Newsletter
Ahna Weston is a craniosacral therapist (CST) who lives and works in the West Valley - Surprise. Practitioners of CranioSacral Therapy work hands-on with your body and your nervous system to help re-establish balance and optimum function. We do this by helping to...
FOR HAITI ORPHANS WET NURSING CAN SAVE LIVES
Below is an interesting press release taken from the ILCA Press Room.A new statement issued jointly by UNICEF, the World Health Organization, and Pan American Health Organization, reminds relief workers, healthcare professionals, and the public that in an emergency...
Little by little, step by step, day by day.....I continue to work at keeping up with the technology available to us. So, today I finally opened up a Facebook account for my business, All About Breastfeeding. I even took pictures of my office and uploaded them onto the...
URGENT CALL FOR HUMAN MILK DONATIONS FOR HAITI INFANTS
January 25th, 2010 - A Call for ActionURGENT CALL FOR HUMAN MILK DONATIONS FOR HAITI INFANTSThe Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA), United StatesBreastfeeding Committee (USBC), International Lactation Consultant Association/United StatesLactation...
Lori J Isenstadt IBCLC
Lori is a huge breastfeeding supporter. She has spent much of her adult life working in the maternal health field. Once she became turned on to birth and became a childbirth educator, there was no stopping her love of working with families during their childbearing years.
Lori became a Birth doula and a Postpartum doula and soon became a lactation consultant. She has been helping moms and babies with breastfeeding for over 25 years. Lori founded her private practice, All About Breastfeeding where she meets with moms one on one to help solve their breastfeeding challenges. She helps families prenatally prepare for breastfeeding. Lori also helps when the baby is here and breastfeeding challenges arise.
She is an international speaker, book author and the host of the popular itunes podcast, All About Breastfeeding, the place where the girls hang out. You can reach Lori by email at: aabreastfeeding@hotmail.com