Breastfeeding Materials

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

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 […]