Jennifer Lisimachio, IBCLC, RLC Loving Hands Lactation

01/29/2019

04/06/2018

https://whatdobabiesneed.com/babies-need-to-sleep-with-someone/

“It is a primitive need of the child to have close and warm contact with another person’s body while falling asleep…. The infant’s biological need for the caretaking adult’s constant pr…

12/20/2017

Contact New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

12/15/2017

Love, hold, be with your baby, toddler, child......too much is never too much.

Whether or not you caress your baby enough can leave measurable effects on their genes, a study from the University of British Columbia found.

05/16/2017

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4503772/Breast-milk-accidental-cure-cancer.html

Professor Catharina Svanborg, from Lund University in Sweden, made the chance discovery that the substance kills tumour cells when working on antibiotics.

05/01/2017

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201404/five-things-not-do-babies

Here are don’ts for baby care

04/26/2017

http://www.scarymommy.com/breastfeeding-mom-puts-man-in-his-place-who-asks-her-to-cover-up/

“No but I have a muslin if you would like to cover your face.”

04/26/2017

ANYONE have an annoying mother-in-law/husband/girlfriend who berates them for “spoiling” their baby by picking them up every time they cry?

04/25/2017

Is the practice of swaddling infants safe? The Milk Mob Question of the Week

04/24/2017

In a new report, the American Academy of Pediatrics argues that pediatricians nationwide need to do more to help new moms breastfeed.

04/20/2017

Chelsea Clinton is starting the conversation on menstruation and breastfeeding, two women’s issues that are still met with stigmatization around the world

04/13/2017

http://www.kimberlysealsallers.com/setting-the-record-straight-breastfeeding-saves-lives-doesnt-cost-lives-beyond-the-recent-headlines/?showmodaldialog=1 -584

Losing a child is a tragedy. As the Internet buzzed recently with the story of Jillian Johnson and the death of her son Landon, our hearts ached. Every mother, every human, feels her pain. Often, the best you can glean from any tragedy are important lessons learned. While it may seem easiest to blam...

04/11/2017

http://www.developmentalscience.com/blog/2017/3/31/what-is-a-secure-attachmentand-why-doesnt-attachment-parenting-get-you-there?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DevelopmentalScience+%28Developmental+Science%29

photo credit: Emily Dorrien A few months ago, a young friend of mine had a baby. She began a home birth with a midwife, but after several hours of labor, the baby turned to the side and became stuck. The midwife understood that the labor wouldn’t proceed, so she hustled the laboring Amelie

03/21/2017

http://www.elle.com/life-love/a34037/iapbp-image-of-the-year-birth-photos-2016/?src=socialflowFB

"While birth is beautiful, it is also messy and real," the contest organizers caution. Yep, pretty much.

03/17/2017

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CAGV Public Hearing Testimony Guide Judiciary Committee Public Hearing Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 10AM Legislative Office Building (Room TBD) 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CAGV SUPPORTS H.B. 6200, An Act Concerning Presentation of a Carry Permit. CAGV OPPOSES an Act Concerning Permit & Certific...

03/15/2017

My colleague, Barbara Robertson, IBCLC, responds to the "Fed Is Best" claim that breastfeeding has led to the tragic death of a newborn. It really is about how our medical community failed this family. The need for all families to have access to the highest level of clinical lactation expertise, which is the IBCLC certification, and for health care providers to give the appropriate care and interventions following the evidence-based research, is crucial. This is a heartbreaking situation. But the blame needs to be placed where it belongs.
http://bfcaa.com/lets-place-the-blame-where-it-belongs/

Let's place the blame where it belongs. Blaming breastfeeding instead of our inappropriate medical system for these tragedies is flat out wrong.

03/08/2017

I honor you. 03/08/2017

03/03/2017

https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/100-parenting-memes-that-will-keep-you-laughing-for-hours?utm_term=.fllb61E74 #.wj9aQdGNY

ME: "Here's 100 memes!" YOU: White guy blinking meme

02/28/2017

I’m a lactation consultant, but I started out as a mom. I became a mom before I knew what a lactation consultant really was or what they did, before I knew about the Mommy Wars, the shaming of brea…

02/13/2017

http://www.wimp.com/25-hilariously-unfortunate-things-moms-have-done-while-sleep-deprived/

25 Hilariously Unfortunate Things Moms Have Done While Sleep-Deprived

02/11/2017

Are you attracted to her, or to the teeming community of microorganisms living in her gut?

02/11/2017

A friend came over for a play date the other day with her son and newborn baby. The first thing she said when she walked in the door was, “Sorry for my greasy hair.” But I just didn’t see it. We hosted a group of friends for dinner. I made a variety of kid-friendly foods …

02/10/2017

https://www.babble.com/parenting/viral-image-breast-milk-petri-dish/?cmp=smc%7C803422823

The viral photo, originally shared by a bioscience student in England, has been shared over 15K times in just a few short days — and with good reason.

02/02/2017

Access to breast pumps and support are creating healthier moms and babies.

01/24/2017

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2016/12/08/peds.2016-2063

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a multifaceted intervention for preterm and low birth weight infants and their parents. Short- and mid-term benefits of KMC on survival, neurodevelopment, breastfeeding, and the quality of mother–infant bonding were documented in a randomized…

01/23/2017

The ad campaign was entirely created by a collective of parents with different skills, lead by artist Claire Tchaikowski. We all came together for the love of…

12/17/2016

Noa.

12/17/2016

http://themeaningofgrace.com/blog/2016/12/16/treeoflife-breastfeeding-art-craze-goes-viral

Women have taken to social media in a viral campaign to normalize breastfeeding, posting beautifully edited images of themselves nursing. The colourful trend is dominating the hashtag, and bringing together a community of women in solidarity.

11/30/2016

http://www.whynothome.com/watch-trailer/

Watch the trailer for this documentary film about home birth and learn why more doctors and nurses who work in hospitals are choosing to have their own children at home.

11/17/2016

There is no doubt that tongue-tied children have a higher propensity for breastfeeding difficulty. In trying to understand how best to treat children with tongue tie, practitioners have developed a classification system to describe tongue tie. Most practitioners use a classification where the tongue...