Breastfeeding Materials

Educational breastfeeding books, photos and professional advice for lactation practitioners.

About

Barbara Wilson-Clay
Barbara Wilson-Clay, IBCLC, holding preterm, exclusively mom’s milk fed great-nephew.

Barbara Wilson-Clay has been assisting breastfeeding families since 1981. She became certified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 1987, and was recognized as a Fellow of the International Lactation Consultant Association in 2008. Barbara maintains a private practice in Austin, Texas, and is a member of numerous local, national, and international boards and coalitions to promote breastfeeding. Her research and commentaries have been widely published. An outspoken advocate for the profession of lactation consulting, Barbara also helped found and served as the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Mothers Milk Bank at Austin. She served on the ethics committee of the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, and is an active volunteer lobbyist in the Texas Legislature promoting breastfeeding as a health policy issue.

  • Fellow of The International Lactation Consultant Association (FILCA)
  • Vice President of the Board of Directors of The Mothers Milk Bank at Austin
  • Legislative Lobbying Team member with Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, Austin Chapter
  • Texas Breastfeeding Coalition
  • Member of the Board of Directors for the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, 1997-1999

I am consulting with a 24 year old primip patient in her 3rd trimester who has Sjogren’s Syndrome.

Message: Dear Barbara and Kay, I am consulting with a 24 year old primip patient in her 3rd trimester who has Sjogren’s Syndrome. She is wondering if it will affect breastfeeding. She was diagnosed 3 years ago and is being followed by a rheumatologist and a perinatologist. She describes her condition as "mild", with her symptoms just affecting her eyes and saliva. Her only medication for this syndrome prior to becoming pregnant, was Restasis, which she is not using while pregnant. I am not … [Read More...]

Counseling a Working Mother: Workplace Pumping and Embarrassment

Message: Dear Barbara and Kay, I have a client who has returned to work. Her baby was born 5/6/11. She is a PhD at a university. She asked about pumping frequency at work and the effects on supply if she skips a pumping. We discussed the implications of  regular milk removal. Breastfeeding is very important […]

Swallowing dysphagia as a cause of rejection of solid foods

Interesting updates on our recent Ask B & K case regarding the toddler who refused solids.  Ameera, the Egyptian IBCLC who wrote us about this case communicated the surprising news that the mother weaned the baby and the baby immediately began accepting solids.  This is a very counter-intuitive result, but in the interest of intellectual […]