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...
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...
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...
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...
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. <---...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
