Teaching Hugo to Nurse
Four weeks into my baby’s life, I was still crying every day. When I gave birth, I had been an international board-certified lactation...
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Buccal Frenula and Breastfeeding: Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of puzzling out the buccal frenula! We’ve talked about what the buccal frenulum is in Buccal Frenula and Breastfeeding:...
Ellen Changed My Practice
"Just wanted to share: Thank goodness we got her nursing! We were up in a very remote part of Canada this weekend at our family cabin. We...
Buccal Frenula and Breastfeeding: Part 1
What exactly is a buccal tie? Understanding the frenula has become pivotal to supporting breastfeeding. Although there is still much to...
A Mother’s Body and its Unique Quest for Baby’s Milk: A Reflection
Finding individualized nursing support through Mother’s Milk: Baby’s Body at Teaching Babies to Nurse gave my son and I the experience...
A Workshop for Lactation Consultants!
Many of the skills and tools used at Teaching Babies to Nurse are nontraditional. For example, I would tell you: deep latch doesn't...
A new approach to an old problem: Osteopathy alongside lactation support for feeding difficulties
In our many months of working together now, Ellen and I continue to meet babies struggling unnecessarily with one of their most important...
As the Twig is Bent: Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy for Breastfeeding Babies
“As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.” -A.T. Still, founder of osteopathy In studying babies’ bodies in medical school, from the...
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