by Debbie Sandberg | Mar 20, 2024 | Amplify
Trauma Informed Lactation Care By: Beckie Walker MSN, CNM, IBCLC What is trauma? Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event. Trauma isn’t always trauma with a capital T like a natural disaster, a mass shooting, or war violence; although those are very real,...
by Debbie Sandberg | Mar 1, 2024 | Amplify
Uplifting Black Voices: Jasmine Creighton on the Importance of Community Connections By: Jasmine Creighton, CLS, Perinatal Health Specialist, Doula This month marks the one-year weaning anniversary of my second child, and I am met with bittersweet emotions, mostly...
by Debbie Sandberg | Dec 13, 2023 | Amplify
Top Nutrition Questions from Breastfeeding & Pumping Parents By Grace Goodwin Dwyer, MS, MA, RD, LDN, IBCLC As a Registered Dietitian who also works as an IBCLC, I get so many questions about how what we eat affects lactation – and vice versa! Most parents are...
by Debbie Sandberg | Nov 15, 2023 | Amplify
Honoring Indigenous Heritage: How Traditional Birthing Practices Strengthens Communities By: Iktomi Wašte Winyan Favel The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center’s Traditional Birthing Team Thunwinna’s (Thunwinna means non-blood auntie. Our own version of a Doula)...
by Debbie Sandberg | Sep 7, 2023 | Amplify
Why we need a Latina/x Breastfeeding Week By: Patrícia Soriano Guzmán BSBA, IBCLC, ICCE, PMH-C, PRaM Saludos y Feliz Semana de la Lactancia Latina/x! (Hello and Happy Latina/x Breastfeeding Week!) It is an honor and privilege to write the first ever blog entry for...
by Debbie Sandberg | Sep 1, 2023 | Amplify
Celebrating the Significance and Impact of Black Breastfeeding Week By: Jessykah Aytch In a country that often asks “Why does everything always have to be about race?”, it’s imperative to recognize and celebrate initiatives that shed light on the unique...
by Debbie Sandberg | Aug 16, 2023 | Amplify
AANHPI Breastfeeding Week: Inviting Communities to Tell Their Stories in Their Own Words By: Tonya Lang, MPH, CHES, IBCLC As part of National Breastfeeding Month, we celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Breastfeeding Week from Aug....
by Debbie Sandberg | Aug 10, 2023 | Amplify
Celebrate the Indigenous Milk Medicine Collective’s Work! By: Cheri Nemec RDN, IBC, CD, CLS August is here once again! As many families and communities start back-to-school planning, we look forward to celebrating the first sacred food—breast/chest milk. ...
by Debbie Sandberg | Jul 5, 2023 | Amplify
Why Communication Helps Breast/Chestfeeding Families. By: Angie Whatley RN, IBCLC, CLD Do you remember this first time you talked with a family about breast/chest feeding? Were you nervous? Did your suggestions help them succeed? Education and learning how to overcome...
by Debbie Sandberg | Jun 14, 2023 | Amplify
Lactation Professionals’ Words and Actions Have Lasting Impact. By: Lo Nigrosh, IBCLC “Are you really a mom if you didn’t want to fist fight the LC department?” This was a comment I got on Tiktok from someone when I asked how many pieces of conflicting advice...
