Motherfed

10/31/2025

My body is not like most. The internet tells me my odd deformity will not shorten my lifespan, but it makes me different. It affected my breastfeeding experience, but what was truly unexpected was the way breastfeeding affected my most peculiar body. Why should you care? And why should I reveal now....

10/31/2025

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/breastfeeding-has-long-been-linked-to-reducing-cancer-risk-scientists-may-have-just-discovered-why-180987567/

Patients with a history of breastfeeding showed higher levels of specialized immune cells in their breasts that may protect against malignant cancers

09/10/2025

The program, which is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.

09/01/2025

05/27/2025

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05/14/2025

Formula milk marketing exploits parental anxieties about common infant behaviours such as fussiness or poor sleep.

Premium branding is paraded as having “premium benefits”, when in fact the only difference is the price.

Claims made by the formula milk industry about their products are often misleading, scientifically unsubstantiated & violate the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.

WHO is calling on governments to end exploitative marketing and protect babies’ health.

05/05/2025

04/05/2025

Be creative! 💙💙

It’s not your position that matters… it’s the baby’s!

You can breastfeed sitting, standing, laying down, or even upside down (okay, not recommending it—but hey, it’s technically possible).

What really matters is how your baby is positioned in relation to your breast:
• Baby’s head and body should be in a straight line (ear, shoulder, hip aligned)
• Tummy facing your body (no twisting)
• Nose touching your ni**le, so they can tilt their head back and latch deeply

Side-lying is one of my favorite positions to recommend. It’s great for rest, recovery, and those marathon cluster feeds. Just lie on your side with baby facing you, belly to belly. Or with the baby sitting upright latched to the top breast!! Pillows behind your back, maybe a snack nearby? Heaven.

Let your body rest—and let your baby feast!

01/01/2025

A great listen if you are breastfeeding, if you have been challenged by oral restrictions, if you are curious about the ways weaning can be impacted by parenting experiences, enjoy!

The Healthy Mum's Podcast · Episode

11/30/2024

Great to see this research published in a peer reviewed journal! Congratulations and thank you to authors Lisa A. Anders, PhD, RN, IBCLC, Jeanette Mesite Frem, MHS, IBCLC, RLC, CCE, and Thomas P. McCoy, PhD, PSta.

As many IBCLCs and pumping parents know, size matters when it comes to comfort and milk flow! Let us know if you'd like help finding your own perfect fit -- we have all the sizes, and some surprising shapes, to help you find more comfort and more milk (in less time!) for your own baby! Ring us up or shoot us a text.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08903344241296036?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3y4zq96ZF7UP9hdaVldnZ8DCgW39aMJEwFkax1K2dsG_eU0y1_Zag2rnQ_aem_mCL2qiwmGhLUnHdyfPrK2A

Background: Pumping is a common practice in the United States, but it can be uncomfortable and lead to concerns about milk supply. The fit of the fl**ge, or bre...

11/25/2024

"... Bogaert and de Steenhuijsen Piters found that when babies born by C-section are breastfed, the microbes they receive from breast milk seem to compensate for the lack of microbes from other initial sources."

https://time.com/6261473/c-section-babies-breastfeeding-microbes/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR02HY7fSLFa0vTu7EwZPiOopYevU-N_oqg8yH5pEk5wfz0Dfq_e95eYdV8_aem_W-4redy31UcMH_rPjZBPXg

A little help from mom can help babies delivered via C-section make up for the critical bacterial exposure they miss at birth