All About Breastfeeding Blog

Lisa Hendrickson-Jack   Lisa is a mom of 2 young children.  She is the host of a podcast called Fertility Friday and enjoys helping woman understand their menstrual cycles, not only for contraception and conception,, but for their overall long term health.  As a...

What is an IBCLC?   I am going to start by telling you what all those letter stand for: An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) is a health care professional who specializes in the clinical management of breastfeeding.   An IBCLC works in a wide...

New Beginnings:  Season 2 of The All About Breastfeeding Show begins on October 10th , 2016  Penny Simkin!  Yes, the All About Breastfeeding show hosted Penny Simkin today. She has been my idol for, well, let’s just say, a very, very long time.  We go way back.  I was...

  There's no shortage of parenting advice out there these days.  I'm an education junkie (not to mention a recovering perfectionist), so as a new mom I figured I could find everything I needed to know somewhere out there.  I went out of my way to search for other...

My daughter, Carly Lea has just turned 27 years old today.  With each passing year I become even more sentimental that I was the year before.  I do with this with all 3 kids.  I wish I could stop this bad habit.  It is annoying.  It was bad before they were married...

The 7 Founders of Le Leche League International The year was 1956.   Mothers attending church picnics would sit around at the park breastfeeding their babies.  BF moms were far and few between and the ones that did, gravitated toward each other.  Around the picnic...

READ ALL ABOUT IT!    Why YOU should care about the Breastfeeding Family!  World Breastfeeding Week 2016 theme is about how breastfeeding is a key element in getting us to think about how to value our  1.        No poverty:  Breastfeeding is a natural and low-cost way...

  There are many benefits to breastfeeding your baby.  I love to share some of the most common ones as well as some of the lesser known benefits.  The article below talks about the magic of PSTI and the impact it has on the health of your baby. The ingredient...

Please listen to the All About Breastfeeding podcast show where I tell Suzanne's story to help illustrate the points made in this blog. If you are not so much of a reader and prefer to listen and learn, this show is for you! The First Week of Breastfeeding I find that...

If you notice that your baby appears fussy and resists breastfeeding from time to time, you will benefit from some of the calming tips offered here.  Have you ever  noticed that if your baby begins a feeding in a very fussy state, it usually worsens the longer you...