Cassandra Brickey, IBCLC, RLC

12/25/2025

12/23/2025

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11/09/2025

Urgent Formula Recall

ByHeart Infant Formula has recalled two batches of formula due to an ongoing investigation of infant botulism.

Signs and symptoms of infant botulism include poor feeding, drooping eyelid, sluggish pupils, low muscle tone, difficulty sucking and swallowing, weak or altered cry, generalized weakness, respiratory difficulty, and possibly respiratory arrest.

If your baby is showing symptoms related to botulism they should be seen by a health care provider right away.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/response-broader-fda-investigation-byheart-initiates-voluntary-recall-two-batches-infant-formula?fbclid=IwdGRjcAN9qFdjbGNrA32oS2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHtct8cEkUBNIh_BDYzKinL1AyoTHUPhyV0KLbfPpwXfj0AFK9-xkA-0Kbxn1_aem_165wTF0JJR19IxchXZFbRQ

[New York, NY] – ByHeart, a next-generation baby nutrition company, announced today that, out of an abundance of caution, it has chosen to voluntarily recall two batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula following notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a broader o...

10/28/2025

MEOC’s Healthy Families Southwest Virginia program is collecting donations for its Baby Supply Drive to support families in Lee, Wise, Scott, and Dickenson counties and the City of Norton.

See the flyer for a list of needed supplies and drop-off locations. Your donations will directly help local parents and babies in need.

For more information, call 276-523-4202.

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10/03/2025

A new review of outpatient US clinics confirms what NLCA has long advocated: when parents have access to International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs), breastfeeding rates go up- both how exclusively babies are fed breastmilk and how long breastfeeding continues. This holds true across different settings: urban, rural, high-income, low-income. Let’s work together to make IBCLC care accessible for all postpartum families.

More info: https://bioengineer.org/impact-of-certified-lactation-consultants-in-us-clinics/, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-025-02425-8

09/12/2025

Unlock relaxation and support your body and mind with Craniosacral Fascial Therapy (CFT)!

09/06/2025

Come with questions, leave with support, encouragement, and peace of mind.

08/22/2025

08/19/2025

Not all white tongues are thrush!

And I see too many moms who are told to treat themselves with OTC antifungals which is generally not a great idea!