All About Breastfeeding Blog
All the latest breastfeeding news and point of views
surrogacy
This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Lisa. She has carried 4 babies to term. She has 2 biological daughters who live with her and her husband Cesar. She has carried 2 other babies as a surrogate mother. Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal...
Top 5 Breastfeeding Positions
The top 5 breastfeeding positions I fooled you. I titled this article the top 5 breastfeeding positions because I knew that would catch your eye. Everyone wants to know the answer to this question. However, I am not going to give you detailed instructions on the 5...
New Parenthood and Sleep Deprivation
New Parenthood and Sleep Deprivation - I bet most pregnant parents have heard this a million times. Be sure you sleep when the baby sleeps. If this is a first baby for you and you have not been around newborns, you probably nod your head and say: "I will. we will"....
Nipple Shields for breastfeeding
What is a nipple shield? This is a silicone nipple shield which can be helpful to the breastfeeding mother. It is a device that a mother places over her nipple-areolar space prior to latching her baby onto the breast. A nipple shield can be this amazing tool that...
Weaning
Weaning from breastfeedingWeaning from breastfeeding by definition means to gradually take away, to detach. An optimal way for moms to go about the weaning process is for it to happen gradually and with love. Optimal, but not always possible.As a lactation consultant,...
Breastfeeding Pain
Breastfeeding and Pain, What's the real deal?I am a lactation consultant on a mission to help bust the popular myth that goes like this - "Breastfeeding hurts - just keep going and in about 6 weeks it will be so much better."Instead, my mantra is: Breastfeeding is not...
Breastfeeding around the clock
Breastfeeding around the clock - and my baby is still losing weight. There are times when moms are breastfeeding around the clock - literally every 2 hours. Babies do breastfeeding frequently. They even have cluster feeding sessions where they nurse non-stop for 3-4...
Postpartum depression – You can’t just snap out of it.
Postpartum depression - You can't just snap out of it. I interviewed Morgann for the All About Breastfeeding podcast when she was 14 months pregnant with her third baby. She has since given birth to a beautiful baby, making this her third daughter. She...
Tongue Tie is just a fad – Says who?
Tongue Tie is just a fad - Says who? Breastfeeding mothers are on the front lines. Some are struggling with breastfeeding challenges and are suffering greatly. As they seek to find answers, some will have a visit with an IBCLC. Leah is a mom who just...
Baby Wearing – calming your fussy baby
While I have known about baby carriers/wraps for quite a few years, I imagine it is because I am in the BIZ. I have to keep reminding myself that for new parents, baby carriers may be new to them. I always love to highlight that wearing babies in carriers...
Lori J Isenstadt IBCLC
Lori is a huge breastfeeding supporter. She has spent much of her adult life working in the maternal health field. Once she became turned on to birth and became a childbirth educator, there was no stopping her love of working with families during their childbearing years.
Lori became a Birth doula and a Postpartum doula and soon became a lactation consultant. She has been helping moms and babies with breastfeeding for over 25 years. Lori founded her private practice, All About Breastfeeding where she meets with moms one on one to help solve their breastfeeding challenges. She helps families prenatally prepare for breastfeeding. Lori also helps when the baby is here and breastfeeding challenges arise.
She is an international speaker, book author and the host of the popular itunes podcast, All About Breastfeeding, the place where the girls hang out. You can reach Lori by email at: aabreastfeeding@hotmail.com