Learning from Diversity: Rachel Romero's Path to Inclusive Lactation Care September 5th, 2024 By: Rachel Romero, IBCLCWIC Breastfeeding CoordinatorJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health IBCLC Representative Chair with Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition Shirley...
Empowering AANHPI Families: Melissa Tsoi Cheng's path to Inclusive Lactation Care August 22nd, 2024 Editor's Note: The following interview with Melissa was conducted in two parts. The initial question and response were recorded during a video call, while the...
Lessons Learned When Grandmother is the LC A note on inclusivity: This post is written from the perspective of the author's personal experiences and thus, at times, uses gendered language. However, the core messages are intended to be applicable to people of all...
Spilling the Neurodiversi-TEA: 7 Tips for Supporting Neurodivergent Families By: Genny Stiller NP, IBCLC Happy April friends and colleagues, it’s Autism Acceptance Month. Curious about neurodivergent affirming lactation support? Today is your day. My name is Genny...
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,...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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 experiences of...