Barbara Cohen - Board Certified Lactation Consultant

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08/22/2024

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10/05/2023

Another reason why I do not ever recommend Evivo probiotic: https://www.today.com/health/news/baby-dies-probiotic-fda-investigation-rcna118553?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&fbclid=IwAR3ZBnnPB_MocTU7dwrBfgxiHflPNxWBmLxgqGQAKNSkUifPXXmrjTuZQkk

The manufacturer, Infinant Health, voluntarily recalled the product.

09/28/2023

https://www.legendairymilk.com/blogs/news/why-nursing-your-baby-to-sleep-is-normal?_pos=1&_sid=e94f9fb38&_ss=r&utm_source=30%20Day%20Engaged%20%28UPDATED%29&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=9%2F27%20-%20Nursing%20baby%20to%20sleep%20%2801HAD601093M56TY9E55N6NHPJ%29&utm_klaviyo_id=KmZsvH&_kx=piERkb1VLEn25-tcsEnxXW41KXtTGluUZVArrBylGaM%3D.Hp3gV2

The notion that nursing your baby to sleep will spoil them and the abundance of products and services marketed towards parents to achieve longer stretches of sleep for both the baby and themselves are prevalent concerns in the parenting community.

07/05/2023

I LOVE my new website built by the amazingly patient Yvonne Yiu at colorsparkdesign.com!

06/12/2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36787374/

As swaddled babies cry less, and are fed less frequently than un-swaddled babies some clinical trials position swaddling as a 'novel weight regulation tool' to combat obesity. However, in the case of breastfed babies, by reducing feed frequency swaddling may impede maternal milk production and there...

03/21/2023

https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(22)00900-3/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email&fbclid=IwAR1vbt-ENa5vhFFRyMJUEy_M4mDSDVvTp2iySIgdn0MBfcX4HnFOrO6kX5k

03/15/2023

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230310/Light-exposure-before-bedtime-may-be-a-easily-modifiable-risk-factor-of-gestational-diabetes.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=women_s_health_newsletter_14_march_2023

Pregnant persons should dim the lights in their home and turn off or at least dim their screens (computer monitors and smartphones) a few hours before bedtime to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, a new Northwestern Medicine study shows.

07/20/2022

https://www.legendairymilk.com/blogs/news/why-nursing-your-baby-to-sleep-is-normal?utm_campaign=Nursing+Your+Baby+To+Sleep+Is+Normal+%28R8g39V%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Engaged+%281+Month%29&_kx=piERkb1VLEn25-tcsEnxXW41KXtTGluUZVArrBylGaM%3D.Hp3gV2

Have you been told that nursing your baby to sleep will spoil your baby? Maybe someone suggested it will create a bad habit and encouraged you to try to get your baby to fall asleep another way. There are lots of products and services on the market with new ones popping up all the time aimed at bein...

06/28/2022

The AAP has just released their updated position statement on Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk.

**The AAP recommends breastfeeding for 2 years or longer (previously 1 year)

**The AAP recommends starting solids at around 6 months (nothing new here but NOT 4 MONTHS as many pediatricians recommend, against the guidelines)

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2022-057988/188347/Breastfeeding-and-the-Use-of-Human-Milk?fbclid=IwAR3cnY8M3E6x608TID3meQhe06ajIfqcUW4pirrx7uhhINtTj_Pi1YKDc74?autologincheck=redirected

Breastfeeding and human milk are the normative standards for infant feeding and nutrition. The short- and long-term medical and neurodevelopmental advantages of breastfeeding make breastfeeding, or the provision of human milk, a public health imperative. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reco...

04/29/2022

I'm super excited to bring my lactation clinic back to LIC this spring! Offering prenatal and postpartum lactation support at at . Some appointments still available for Saturday May 7, 2022!