Daily Archives: April 13, 2013

When You Can Not Breastfeed

Kim Simon went through lactation hell and shared it in The Huffington Post here.  She could not make enough breast milk for her baby and she tried everything.  And I mean everything.  Not being able to make milk is not that common, but it does happen.  Someone, perhaps a lactation consultant, should have told her to stop breastfeeding and helped her to transition to formula. Two weeks ago, before this article was published, I gave a talk to a group of doulas.  I told them that when it comes to the pediatric nutrition work I do, kids come first.  When I am lactation consulting… MOMS ALWAYS COME FIRST.  If I see […]