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Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
By Chloe McElmurySeptember 16, 2021 September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. Thyroid Cancer develops in the tiny but mighty thyroid, a gland located on the front of your neck, underneath your larynx (Adam’s Apple). The thyroid is shaped like a butterfly, with two...
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Connecting the Dots Between Breastfeeding and Mental Health
By Lisa R. Miller, MA, IBCLCSeptember 8, 2021 I think we can all agree that postpartum depression (PPD) is a thief, too often stealing the joys of parenthood. When it occurs, it negatively affects entire families and, unfortunately, goes undiagnosed and untreated in...
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One IBCLC’s Rest is All Our Reward
By Nekisha Killings, MPH, IBCLCAugust 30, 2021 Black Breastfeeding Week each year is a time to look back and a time to look ahead. Many of us use the week to reflect on the ways that we have supported Black parents and families on their nursing journeys over the past...
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The Birth of the Asian and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding TaskForce
To-wen Tseng, MS When my son Jade was six month old, I quit my job as a full time reporter and became a breastfeeding activist. Of course I still work as a freelance writer to pay my bills, but I spent a big chunk of my time on volunteering for local breastfeeding...
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My Breastfeeding Story: An Introspective Indigenous Perspective
Join USLCA's Dominique Gallo as she talks with Diana Gates of the Nottoway Tribe and Jasmine Anderson of the Pamunkey and Ojibwe Tribes in a unique video blog interview about their breastfeeding stories, an introspective Indigenous perspective. <---...
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A Shared Responsibility
Candice Ward, IBCLC, CLC, CHW, Full Spectrum Doula Happy World Breastfeeding Week! The 2021 global breastfeeding theme is Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility. The timing of this topic is appropriate after the worldwide experience that has reshaped many of...
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Investing our time in DEI
Danielle Harmon, MPH “I don’t have time for that!” It’s a phrase we all have used at one time or another. Often times what we are indirectly communicating, “that’s not a priority for me,” or, “I’m choosing NOT to devote the time to this.” Time is a precious...
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PRIDE and Our Profession
Stephanie Wagner, BSN, RN, CLE, IBCLC, RLC June is my favorite month of the year! Why, you ask?! Because June is PRIDE month for the LGBTQ+ community, a community I am so proud to exist in! PRIDE, PRIDE, PRIDE, PRIDE, PRIDE, PRIDE, PRIDE! I have it, I live it, and in...
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Energizing Your Community for World Breastfeeding Week / National Breastfeeding Month
Debbie Albert, BSN, PhD, IBCLC Like so many of you, I used to approach this time of year with a sense of overwhelm. Much is expected of us daily, and Breastfeeding Week/Month activities just add that extra layer of responsibility that can put us over the edge....
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The Nomadic Lactation Consultant: The Life of a Military Lactation Professional
Genny Stiller PNP, IBCLC Here's the thing, as a military spouse, I know one thing for certain. We. Will. Move. Living a nomadic lifestyle doesn't prevent me from dreaming, creating, and building things. However, it does make having a private lactation practice a...