The latest stats from the Surgeon General of the United States show that fewer than 1 in 6 mothers are exclusively breastfeeding their babies at the end of six months. This is disheartening news especially when all the health organizations are recommending exclusive...
Have you ever wondered why so many mothers who plan on breastfeeding and assume that because it is a natural thing to do…. don’t actually breastfeed for as long as they had planned to do? This article offers some reasons why our breastfeeding initiation...
This is not really a story directly related to breastfeeding. But I think I have a legitimate reason for writing about this in my breastfeeding blog. Wonder how I am making the connection? Well, IF the story that I am going to tell, DID happen during the many years...
Take a few minutes out of your busy day. Sit and relax and enjoy this visually pleasing video which highlights all the wonderful reasons to breastfeed your baby. 101 Reasons to Breastfeed your...
Kathleen Kendall-Tackett,PhD, IBCLC, FAPA, is a health psychologist and board-certified lactation consultant. She is clinical associate professor of pediatrics at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo, Texas. She is owner and editor-in-chief of...
Heather Joy Clawson has been writing a blog about her experiences with her two beautiful children. Soliz is 4 and Camila is almost 2 1/2 years old. They were both born with a rare chromosomal syndrome called Wolf Hirschhorn Syndrome ( or 4p-). Heather Joy is...
