Mommy's Milk and More

An ENT’s perspective of things that affect a baby’s ability to properly breastfeed

royce — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:45:33 +0000

Dr. James Ochi, an ear, nose and throat specialist talks about anatomical obstacles that can affect breastfeeding. Plus, how nasal aspirators can do more harm that good, why new moms should not blame themselves if newborns do not feed and cleft palets.

Don’t Believe Everything You Read, See and Hear

royce — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:44:15 +0000

A mother’s battle with the ramifications of following the book BabyWise. What she learned? What was her reaction and what was the ultimate outcome? Plus, BF tip of the week.

Emergency Situations

royce — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:42:34 +0000

In emergency situations, such as the aftermath of wildfires, flooding or hurricanes, breastfeeding is not merely important, it is vital – even lifesaving. This week we speak with Margaret Goebel, IBC Lactation Consultant and LLL about why remaining calm and breastfeeding as usual during unusual times is so important. Some BF tips for emergency situations and Veronicas Breastfeeding tip of the Week.

Newborns with Jaundice

royce — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:40:26 +0000

Jaundice occurs quite frequently after birth, however a diagnosis of jaundice and any interventions involved in the treatment of jaundice may throw a breastfeeding mom into a tailspin. Today we’re speaking with, Dr. Turner, a pediatrician from Kaiser Permanente, and his wife, Marilyn Turner, a pediatric nurse, lactation educator, and lactation consultant student, to help us understand what a diagnosis of jaundice means for you and your baby and how to continue to breastfeed through it.

Lactation Clinics: Are they different from a support group?

royce — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:38:57 +0000

How much lactation help do you need? Is a breast feeding support group good enough? What if you don’t have the means to hire a private lactation consultant? A lactation clinic allows you the lactation help without having to pay for it. Rose de Vigne-Jackowicz talks with us about running a lactation clinic.

Amanda’s Story: Raynaud’s Phenomenon breasts, BF in public, a role model and “Being In The Moment”

royce — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:36:50 +0000

Amanda joins us and shares her birthing story and how she got started with BFing. Amanda tells us about how she is dealing with Raynaud’s Phenomenon. Amanda’s twin sisters join us in the studio and share their feeling about seeing Amanda BFing for the first time. Plus “Being In The Moment”

Medela products that can help you overcome some of breastfeeding humps

royce — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:35:30 +0000

Medela is one of the best known names in breastfeeding products. We have come to trust their pumps and other products over the years. Today we’re speaking to Donna Gibson the Southern California sales rep. for Medela. She’s going to tell us about some of their wonderful products that can get you over some of breastfeeding humps and also explain which pumps are best for what circumstances.

ILCA Conference

royce — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:33:29 +0000

This week we took Mommy’s Milk and More to the 2007 ILCA (International Lactation Consultant Association) held in San Diego. We interview some amazing leaders of ILCA and speak with other Lactation Consultants about teaching new moms how to breastfeed.

Breastfeeding in Public

royce — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:31:56 +0000

Every mom has her own comfort level about nursing in public. Rochelle McLean, IBCLC, CCE joins us to talk about breastfeeding in public and shares some great tips and ideas to help you feel more comfortable; Locked in the bathroom is not an option.

Breastfeeding and the NICU Baby

royce — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:30:32 +0000

So you planned your perfect birth and breastfeeding scenario. Then, it all goes awry. Your baby is sent to NICU for whatever reason and your recovering elsewhere. You don’t get to breastfeed in the 1st hour of your baby’s life, sometimes not even within the 1st day or two. What do you do to protect lactation? What do you do to get baby back to breast if he/she has already received bottles? We’ll talk with Christine Grattan, IBCLC, lactation Consultant at Scripps Mercy of San Diego Hospital about pumping and breastfeeding through the NICU experience.