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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...

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....

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.  August is...

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...

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 people...