Increasing milk? From Barbara: As an IBCLC,one of the most common reasons parents come to see me is that they are worried about their rate of milk production. They feed they need to work on increasing their rate of milk production. Notice my terminology. RATE of milk production. All parents can usually make some human …
Podcast
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 95: Lipase
What’s the deal with lipase? There was a recent paper published called Food-Derived Compounds Extend the Shelf Life of Human Milk. Nancy and Barbara found this very interesting and discuss the merits of the findings from this paper, what we actually know about lipase and human milk, and what should we be doing about lipase, …
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 94: How to Become an IBCLC – Common Questions
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
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 93: What’s the Deal with Infant Growth Spurts?
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
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 92: Menopause and Nursing
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
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 91: Barbara Robertson’s Career 15 Year Update
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
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 90: Parent’s Stories with Jamie and Nikki
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
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 89: ABM 2022 Mastitis Protocol
Barbara and Nancy discuss the ABM 2022 Mastitis Protocol. Both Nancy and Barbara feel this Protocol is a step in the right direction! However, we don’t agree with everything and you can see others feel the same way. Listen and find out! The ABM (Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine) Mastitis #36 Protoco replaces Protocols #4, #20, …
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 89: ABM 2022 Mastitis ProtocolRead More
All Things Breastfeeding 55: Is it time for weaning?
All Things Breastfeeding 55: Is it time for weaning? Knowing when it’s time to wean a baby is not always easy. When is it time to wean a baby? Only the family gets to decide! Once a baby is over six months of age families can start to get pressure from others. Is that baby …
All Things Breastfeeding 55: Is it time for weaning?Read More
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 88: Breastfeeding during Emergencies
Breastfeeding during emergencies used to be a topic about something that was happening somewhere else to someone else. However, now with the rise in tragedies that are happening everywhere in the world, breastfeeding during emergencies affects all of us. We know these emergency situations are increasing and will continue to do so as time goes …
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 88: Breastfeeding during EmergenciesRead More