How to become an IBCLC…. The answer to this is not as simple as we would hope! In this podcast Nancy and Barbara answer some of the most common questions people ask about how to become an IBCLC. Below is a description of the process. How to become an IBCLC The International Board of Lactation …
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 94: How to Become an IBCLC – Common QuestionsRead More
Nancy and Barbara hope to make your job easier by crafting evidence-based answers to commonly asked questions (like this post), which you have our permission to share. It offers information both you and nursing parents may want or need, and ways to express it that you may find helpful in your clinical setting. From Nancy: …
What’s the deal with infant growth spurts? The fact is we aren’t sure. One theory is that the babies are growing faster so needed more calories. The idea is the babies ate more frequently because they needed more food! However, a recent 2024 systematic lit review shows that this is most likely not true. It …
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Nancy and Barbara hope to make your job easier by crafting evidence-based answers to commonly asked questions (like this post), which you have our permission to share. It offers information both you and nursing parents may want or need, and ways to express it that you may find helpful in your clinical setting. From Nancy: …
Is Your Formerly Nursing Baby Refusing to Breastfeed?Read More
Nancy and Barbara hope to make your job easier by crafting evidence-based answers to commonly asked questions (like this post), which you have our permission to share. It offers information both you and nursing parents may want or need, and ways to express it that you may find helpful in your clinical setting. From Nancy: …
Nancy and Barbara discuss a new article that came out in 2024, Association of lifetime lactation and characteristics of menopause: a longitudinal cohort study. The study was a large study (20,000 women) in Canada and it looked at the length of breastfeeding, overall years/months of breastfeeding and the onset of menopause. Breastfeeding and women are …
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 92: Menopause and NursingRead More
From Barbara: This is an update to what has been going on in my life with my businesses. An interesting story! Enjoy! A few summers my sister’s fiancee and I were talking about my career and how I got to where I was now with my work and career. He asked with confusion on his …
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 91: Barbara Robertson’s Career 15 Year UpdateRead More
From Nancy: How Much Milk Should You Expect to Pump? Do you ever have parents second-guess their milk production after pumping? Do they compare it with the volume of milk their friend or neighbor pumps? Do they compare it with the milk they pumped for a previous baby? Before they start to worry, they first …
Barbara has been honored to work with many families over the past 20 years but Jamie and Nikki were some of her favorites. Barbara worked with Nikki when she had the family’s first baby a few years ago. The commitment to nursing was powerful! After a few bumps, things went really well. Fast forward and …
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 90: Parent’s Stories with Jamie and NikkiRead More
From Nancy: Is infant feeding a choice? Many of us talk about breast or bottle as a choice. I used to think that way, too. But I’m beginning to see it differently. On November 1, I had the privilege of speaking to a group of amazing and inspiring British women who work with breastfeeding mothers …
