Marigold Lactation

02/28/2026

Did you know yam or sweet potato leaves are considered one of the superfoods or "miracle medicine" in Vietnamese culture? One of their benefits is supporting lactation and milk production.

You can boil or steam them - best way to maintain polyphenol levels and antioxidant activity of sweet potato leaves, stir fry or make soup with pork or chicken for added protein.

Learn more from Hilary Jacobson's Lactogenic Diet https://hilaryjacobson.com/category/lactogenic-diet/
and her book A Mother's Garden of Galactagogues.

https://hilaryjacobson.com/garden/green-superfoods-for-milk-supply-amaranth-and-sweet-potato-leaves/

Diet

we will explore two incredible plants that have been cherished for centuries by breastfeeding mothers across Asia, Africa, and South America. Amaranth and sweet potato leaves are packed with essent…

01/30/2026

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Emergencies disrupt pumps and routines. Discover why hand expression of breast milk is an essential preparedness skill for breastfeeding mothers.

01/30/2026

Are you up? We see you!

[Image Description] Teal background with stars dotted across. Text reads, "Late Night LLLove: Are you up and offering a bit of comfort to your little one? Sometimes it feels overwhelming and exhausting and even exasperating! But sometimes those quiet nursings in the still of night can be important and special and reconnecting too." The La Leche League USA logo is below the text.

01/30/2026

One common food myth that persists is the belief that those that are nursing should avoid chocolate. Some people think that the stimulant compounds in cocoa, caffeine and theobromine, might make babies fussy. However, when consumed in moderate amounts, these substances are unlikely to affect a baby’s behavior.

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01/28/2026

Breastfeeding benefits extend far beyond infancy, including long-term benefits for the breastfeeding parent’s breast and overall health. I’m honored to moderate Christine Staricka’s powerful talk at the California Breastfeeding Coalition Summit.
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12/06/2025

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Help prevent breast cancer: Qigong for Breast Health! True prevention of breast cancer is an active, life-enhancing process. From ancient Chinese medicine perspective, when energy, or Qi, flows...

11/25/2025

Are you getting ready to fly this holiday season? Here’s a quick and handy overview of TSA guidelines for traveling with breast milk. You can find more information on Traveling with Children via the TSA website.

11/11/2025

It’s kind of wild when you think about it breastfeeding is basically nature’s version of Wi-Fi. 📶 Your baby latches on and instantly sends your body a “data upload” through their saliva info about germs, growth needs, and what’s going on in their tiny world. Your body reads the signal and “downloads” a custom milk update packed with the exact antibodies and nutrients your baby needs right now. No lag, no buffering just instant biological connection. Call it Milk-Fi, where love is the signal and antibodies are the bandwidth. 💧🤱✨
Credit Breastfeeding Mama Talk
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10/31/2025

Realistic pumping moms life.

10/31/2025

When I’m 80…
this is where I’ll go in my dreams.

Back to the babies.
Back to the weight of them on my chest,
their tiny fingers gripping mine.

Back to midnight feedings,
rocking chairs, and lullabies whispered in the dark.

Back to the smell of baby lotion,
the sound of soft giggles,
the way their eyelashes brushed their cheeks when they slept.

Back to the days that felt endless,
and the nights that felt even longer.
Back to the moments I didn’t realize
would one day be the ones I’d ache to relive.

When I’m 80,
I won’t dream of vacations or milestones.
I’ll dream of this.
Of them.
My babies.
My whole heart in tiny form.

©️Caty Sanders

10/30/2025

Food Safety during the government shutdown
-During the government shutdown, most FDA food inspectors are furloughed. This poses increased risks of food contamination.
-Nearly 20 percent of human food inspection positions are now vacant. 40 percent of infant formula inspection positions stand vacant.
-During the COVID-19 pandemic, routine inspections were paused for infant formula, leading to delays in inspection of an Abbott facility and ultimately a deadly outbreak of Cronobacter bacteria and the infant formula shortage.
-Long-term safety and nutrition initiatives, including chemical reviews of food additives and contaminants, are also suspended.
--> Consumers should take extra precautions—especially pregnant people, children, the elderly and those with chronic conditions—by avoiding high-risk foods like raw meat, eggs, sprouts, unpasteurized dairy, and ready-to-eat deli items that can harbor Listeria.

Breastfeeding your baby is the best thing you can do to prepare for any crises and emergencies.

Take action to help protect nutrition and food safety

Congress must act immediately to ensure access to nutrition programs and food safety. Tell Congress to fund the government.

08/21/2025

Within our AANHPI communities, we have a diverse range of postpartum practices - from the postpartum confinement period to yoni steaming to bengkung belly binding (just to name a few!), these practices vary within social and cultural perspectives, and may or may not conflict with Western medical practices.

As families relocate further from their birthplaces and cultural roots, we continue to nurture our postpartum practices even though doing so is not without struggles.

What are some practices that were important to you during your postpartum period?
We would love to hear about them, and we're sure others will be happy to learn something new!




Special thanks to Junko Ziemba for sharing these photos for us to post!