Terriann Shell BS RN IBCLC ICCE FILCA

11/13/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/health/byheart-infant-formula-recall-botulism.html

Federal health officials said caregivers should stop using all ByHeart powdered formula products after 15 infants in 12 states were hospitalized.

11/13/2025

https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/Can-infant-formula-and-baby-food-be-used-after-the-date-expires

InformationKnowledge ArticleNo. Do not buy or use infant formula after its use-by date. Dating is required on infant formula under the Food and Drug Administration inspection, but dates on baby food are not required. If the manufacturer has put a date on the baby food, however, use it before the dat...

11/08/2025

Proud to be awarded from the IBLCE my “pink” metal for 36 years as an IBCLC

05/28/2025

Breastfeeding after a cesarean birth is challenging. But according to this 2025 meta-analysis, mother-baby skin-to-skin contact after a c-section leads to better breastfeeding rates and more exclusive breastfeeding during the hospital stay. Read about it here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020748925000471?via%3Dihub

05/28/2025

Gestational diabetes increases health risks for both mothers and babies. This 2025 review article describes the positive impact of breastfeeding (especially when exclusive) on long-term metabolic health for mothers and reduce risk of childhood obesity for babies. Read about it here: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/14/9/3065

05/28/2025

Did you hear the news? Researchers found one more way breastfeeding reduces risk of child obesity. According to this 2025 study, the fats (lipids) unique to human milk promote—possibly for a lifetime—both a healthy weight and metabolic health. Read about it here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899900725000577?via%3Dihub

05/28/2025

With summer at our doorstep, new parents are preparing to travel with their infants and navigate airport security while breastfeeding. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has special procedures for screening formula, breast milk, and baby food, but parents and caregivers continue to face problems.

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Navigating airport security while breastfeeding or with an infant can be complicated. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has special procedures for screening formula, breast milk, and baby food, but parents and caregivers continue to...

05/24/2025

https://www.votervoice.net/USBC/Campaigns/126835/Respond

Navigating airport security while breastfeeding or with an infant can be complicated. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has special procedures for screening formula, breast milk, and baby food, but parents and caregivers continue to...

05/09/2025

https://www.consumerreports.org/babies-kids/child-safety/weighted-baby-blankets-sleep-sacks-swaddles-are-not-safe-a6236206799/

Weighted baby blankets, sleep sacks, and swaddles are not safe; a weighted infant sleep product was involved in at least one death, a CR investigation finds.

05/09/2025

https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Commissioner/Richard-Trumka/Statement/Target-Walmart-Nordstrom-and-Babylist-Commit-to-Stop-Selling-Weighted-Infant-Products

Target, Walmart, Nordstrom, and Babylist Commit to Stop Selling Weighted Infant Products