I recently saw an analogy comparing formula with wheelchairs. Wheelchairs are fantastic if you can’t walk. When my oldest son was a toddler, he thought the rows of wheelchairs at the hospital entrance were the coolest thing ever. But no one would suggest that wheelchairs are just as good as walking or that everyone should…
Author: AdriaC
One Mother’s Experience
As a lactation consultant I’m here to help you have a good breastfeeding experience as you define it — not as I define it. So I’m interested in your story not my story. I’m here to give you the combined experience of many women and scientific research not the particulars of my own breastfeeding experience….
Take baby to work?
Babies need their mothers. Breastfeeding is easiest when babies and mothers are together. But in Madison lots of mothers need and want to return to paid work just a few weeks after their babies are born. Better maternity leave (like most other industrialized countries have!) would be one way to solve this. Another possible solution…
“That’s Nice.”
This sweet video of Big Bird (from Sesame Street) learning about breastfeeding is one of my all time favorites. I hope you enjoy it too:
Sale on breastfeeding stuff!
As breastfeeding products are easier to get at community stores, Ruth and I have been able to change our focus from selling stuff to what we enjoy most: helping mothers prevent and solve breastfeeding problems. But… we’ve still got a few things in inventory. We’d like to clear these out and everything is on sale….
Can I take this when I’m breastfeeding?
I have a family friend that got postpartum depression and weaned her baby because she was worried that antidepressants in her milk would hurt her little one. Another friend was afraid to take Tylenol for a headache because she was breastfeeding. When I was nursing my oldest son, my eye doctor decided not to dilate…
Another latch video
One of the Madison La Leche League Leaders, Jeannie Manthe (thanks, Jeannie!), told me about this video. It shows a mother working with her baby, following her baby’s lead to get a good latch. Like the BreastCrawl video, it shows how skilled babies are but this video also shows how mothers can help their babies….
Can you believe what newborns can do?
The more we watch new babies, the more we see how amazing they are. New parents get to see this up close all day long and are usually so proud of their babies. I love the book “Your Amazing Newborn” by Marshall and Phyllis Klaus. It has great photographs of new babies interacting with parents…
Photos for LAS
Thanks to Kate Huntington and Bill Walker (and models Heidi, Katie, Laura, and Levi), Ruth and I have some lovely new business cards and postcards. This is the postcard: Kate is a former LLL leader (she used to lead the Madison west side morning meetings with me) turned portrait photographer. As you can see, she…
Public policy for breastfeeding
The proposed legislation that would create a penalty for interfering with a mother that is breastfeeding in public got me thinking about the big picture with legislation and breastfeeding. While fear of how other people will react to breastfeeding in public is a barrier for some mothers, there are some other big barriers as well….
Madison Breastfeeding Help 