All About Breastfeeding Blog
All the latest breastfeeding news and point of viewsBreastfeeding is GREEN
When I began teaching breastfeeding classes over 20 years ago, one of my favorite ways to begin talking about the convenience and benefits of breastfeeding was to say: It is easily available... in the right container, at the right temperature, nothing to heat up, no...
It is here – The 4th Annual World Breastfeeding Week Challenge in Phoenix!
The World Breastfeeding Challenge is a community outreach event in support of the breastfeeding family. The purpose of the event is to gather breastfeeding families together for social networking, breastfeeding information and support, and family fun. We will count...
What does a new mother need to breastfeed successfully?
Yes, that is right! Breastfeeding is a normal thing to do. It is a natural thing to do. However, it sometimes does not come naturally and many a new mother is shocked when she quickly realizes there is a learning curve to this whole breastfeeding thing. Not that...
Breastfeeding should not hurt – even in the first few days
The foundation of comfortable breastfeeding is good positioning and good latch. If positioning is off or awkward or the latch is less than optimal, breastfeeding will not be enjoyable. On a daily basis I keep hearing some of the same myths. The first one being that it...
BREASTFEEDING DURING EMERGENCIES
Fell free to repost this to everyone you know who can use this info. Breastfeeding is the First Line of Defense for Safe Infant Feeding During Emergencies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 26, 2011 Washington, DC—As the East Coast prepares for Hurricane Irene and other...
NURSING IS NORMAL
If you are upset by seeing someone nursing in public, than you must be staring too hard. Perhaps you just need to look the other way and leave the mommy and her baby alone. To feed. To hydrate. To get a full tummy. To get happy. To fall asleep. If you happen to...
Have a little NIP – Nursing in Public
There is so much talk about how the public feels about mothers who feed their babies in public. For those of us who breastfeed our babies, we just don't quite understand the big deal that people make. Which is exactly why we get our dander up when we hear about a...
New Mothers Support Group
Announcing New Mother's Support Group H1 Midwives Rising Birth CenterI am proud to be part of Midwives Rising Birth Center. I will be hosting a new mother support group on : Tuesdays 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - New Mothers Support Group Registration being accepted for...
The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding 2011
Sometimes it feels that breastfeeding advocates are all supporting and advocating for the same things in our own little groups. The recent Surgeon General's Call to Action is very promising because the health benefits of breastfeeding are now being broadcast to...
Famous Quotes
Oh, I just could not help myself. I saw these quotes on the internet and I am taking the lazy way out and just copying and pasting them right into my blog. Why not? Enjoy!!! Famous Women's "Quotes" "EVERY ONE'S ENTITLED TO MY OPINION" - MADONNA "DON'T GET YOUR...
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