All About Breastfeeding Blog
All the latest breastfeeding news and point of viewsCommon Breastfeeding Myths
Yes! Breastfeeding Myths! This means that not all you have read or been told about breastfeeding is true. This means that you are not alone in having to wonder if some of the things you have been told about breastfeeding is the truth or not. So, yes, here are some...
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...
The First Two Weeks
The First Two Weeks The information in the last few posts were focused on information that is helpful to know for the first few days of breastfeeding. Here is a checklist to help you decide if breastfeeding is going well with your exclusively breastfed baby: 1. Your...
Breastfeeding Made Simple
I am very, very happy now to realize that I am going to be reading this book, not because I have to, but because I want to! Breastfeeding Made Simple has 267 pages of great information for the breastfeeding mother. Learning that the "laws" were not exactly...
Preparing to Breastfeed and getting to know colostrum
Well, the good news is that your body has already begun to prepare for nourishing your baby, months before your baby is even born. Very cool you say! How does that happen. Well by the fourth month of pregnancy the breast has already made big changes in its preparation...
Positive Quotations
Every now and then, we can all use some words of inspiration, messages that motivate. I thought I would share some of my favorites with you - minus the actual quotation marks. Light tomorrow with today. Elizabeth Barrett Browning The time is always right to do what is...
The First Day - Getting Breastfeeding Established A mother's experience can be dramatically affected by what happens during the first 24 hours after her baby is born. There are several steps to pay close attention to which help both mother and baby get off to a good...
New Mothers are always in control of their feelings
Well, the answer to that question is yes for some new mothers, however, I venture to guess there is a lovely percentage of new mothers who become teary-eyed as they try and answer that question. Women of every culture can develop postpartum mood and anxiety...
Chocolate
Nothing like being able to pass on good news to make my friends happy. I came across the following article which discusses in detail, the health benefits of eating chocolate. Pure chocolate comes from the seeds of the Theobroma cacao plant. A study published in...
Oh, for the love of breastmilk/human milk
ScienceDaily (Oct. 27, 2010) — Ask someone in the know to list the substances in breast milk that make it the ideal food for newborns and you may hear about proteins that guard against infection, fats that aid in the development of the nervous system and carbohydrates...
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