Breastfeeding Resources Support Groups Support groups led by certified lactation counselors. Available in Hightlandtown and Upton/Druid Heights. Shasha Satchell (Upton/Druid Heights): 410-706-6131 Guadalupe Franco (Highlandtown): 443-703-3676 ...
We are a non-profit organization that promotes breastfeeding and provides resources and opportunities for connections for parents, families, healthcare providers, and employers in the Rochester Region. EventsPlease check out our calendar for the latest events. Click here for more information and ...
Breastfeeding is widely recognized as the optimal way to feed a baby. Its positive impacts can be seen not only on the infant, but also on the mother, the parents and, ultimately, the health-care system.
Some parents suggest switching pumps: (a) Rent a hospital grade pump from Boing Boing (and other places), which are more efficient and quicker; (b) Ameda pump worked better for 1 mom; (c) Avent Isis hand-pump worked better for another; (d) Medela manual pump fit another mom better. ...
, and inspiration. The information that couples or single parents can receive and the friends they make often carry over into helpful support during the early years of parenting. Visithttp://www.lalecheleague.orgto find your local branch of La Leche League as well as other fantastic resources...
your family, and yourself, you will find the determination you need to overcome any obstacles and master the womanly art of breastfeeding. What’s good for baby is also good for mother. When mothers follow nature’s lead and breastfeed their babies, their own bodies benefit–so do their bu...
Her new book - The Discontented Little Baby Book - is my new favourite book for parents. Full of well researched and fabulous advice, she also manages to intertwine her own connected parenting type of approach. Stay tuned for this awesome interview with great advice for breastfeeding and sleep...
In it I examine possible connections between historical-mythological depictions of women breastfeeding their own parents, the columna lactaria and pharmacological uses of human breast milk in the medical and scientific writers. Ultimately I argue that the social perception of adult breastfeeding at ...
When a mother gives of herself to her children in this way, she teaches them that she will be there for them, that she will put aside her other tasks to care for them. In this journey, mothers mature as parents and their model of self-giving teaches children that love means helping ot...
base. It was a mom at Geilenkirchen,” said Fisher. “I immediately responded that I would be arriving in the area in two days. I realized that if there was one parent who needed support, then I would be there for that parent. It turned out there were more parents who needed ...