As a mom you may be wondering what to eat now that your baby is here. What types of food will nourish your baby, keep yourself healthy and strong and shed the extra pounds that you gained during your pregnancy? As a Midwife and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant this is a subject that I […]
I feel an urgent need to spread a message. And I’m going to ask you to spread it far and wide as well. We need to correct a myth that is having a detrimental effect on parents and babies. It is interfering with parents being able to give their babies their own breast milk as a […]
Dr. Bobby Ghaheri and Melissa Cole IBCLC, et al., have completed and published a study which gives evidence to the positive results that moms and infants experience after release of lip and tongue tie. A very important aspect to this research is the inclusion of the lactation consultant in the process. In fact, as stated […]
Click to learn more: Tongue Tie Course I see so many babies who have trouble breastfeeding due to oral restrictions, including lip, tongue and even buccal (inner cheek) ties. As a lactation consultant, I diagnose this issue almost daily. Revealing these restrictions often brings confusion for parents. Many times this is the first they are […]
The discovery of tethered oral tissues (tongue/lip tie) often creates conflict. The IBCLC who identifies it must explain to the parents that their infant’s anatomy is interfering with optimal breastfeeding. Then she must explain that it is very likely that the infant’s pediatrician will not agree with her. In fact, in many cases the pediatrician […]
