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: …
Should All Breastfed Babies Have Above Average Weight Gains?Read More
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 …
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 93: What’s the Deal with Infant Growth Spurts?Read 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 …
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 …
From Nancy: Worries about foremilk and hindmilk are very common. This is where a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. This has never been so true as in the ongoing debate about foremilk and hindmilk and their impact on breastfeeding. The misunderstandings around these concepts have caused anxiety, upset, and even led to breastfeeding …
From Nancy: I had the privilege of meeting April Foster, the author of this post, when I spoke in Napa, California about adoptive nursing. After my talk, “Transitioning to the Breast,” April approached me to tell me that many of the strategies I described had worked for her and her son, who she adopted at …
From Barbara: People often ask me what are the differences between breastmilk and formula? The short answer: a million. The long answer: are you ready for a whole lot of science? Often I will write about the benefits of breastfeeding but often people will say, “but I was formula fed (or I formula fed my …
From Nancy: Green poop? Baby poop is high on many new parents’ worry list. How often should baby poop? Does baby’s poop provide clues to how breastfeeding is going? What do color and consistency mean? When should you worry? Normal Color and Consistency Baby’s first stools are the black and tarry meconium that was in …
In this episode, Barbara Robertson and Nancy Mohrbacher review recommendations and outcomes of parental leave policies around the world. Paid parental leave varies by country, but the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) has issued a new position statement for maternity leave guidelines, recommending at least 6 months of paid leave. Nancy and Barbara dive into …
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 87: Parental LeaveRead More
From Nancy: Time and nursing? The clock looms large in the lives of many nursing families. When a new baby is born, some parents are told or make assumptions about: How many minutes their baby should nurse How long their baby should be satisfied between feedings The longest stretch of time their baby should sleep …
