What if you expect to love breastfeeding and you realize you don’t? Talia Lavor started off talking about her breastfeeding journey with this quote: “Well I feel kind of guilty. Because everyone is saying: Isn’t this beautiful and you’re thinking…. I hate this....
Talia Lavor first talked about her first breastfeeding experience. She was a Physician Assistant ( PA) and thought that breastfeeding would happen naturally and be fairly easy. Sure she expected a few bumps in the road, but nothing like the pain and frustration that...
“In front of my neighbors, many of whom had come out of their houses to see what was happening, several strong men wrestled me to the ground strapped me onto a gurney, and loaded me into a waiting ambulance. I cried out for help, but no one responded. All I...
Elizabeth struggled so much with breastfeeding her first 2 babies. Well, I am here today to sing the praises of “the third time around is the charm.” This was the reality for Elizabeth and it could be for you too! One of the biggest changes this time around for...
Kristine Keller, BS, IBCLC owns a private practice in Austin, TX and it is called Operation Lactation. She has been an IBCLC since 2010. Kristine is married with 2 mostly breastmilk fed boys. She tells us that she had a miserable time breastfeeding. It was hard...
“I am not “boy-lingual.” Have you ever had the pleasure of meeting a Father of 8 children, who is also a midwife and a Board Certified Lactation Consultant? I know it may seem quite different, perhaps odd and perhaps weird to some. This is why I...
