By Brenda Bandy, LLL USA Representative to USBC, IBCLC     2014 Breastfeeding Report Card The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the 2014 Breastfeeding Report Card, providing information on breastfeeding practices and support in all… Read More

Excerpted from Apryl McLean’s book You Can Breastfeed Your Baby I breastfed all four of my babies, and each child nursed for more than two years. I breastfed during a military move across the country, while going to school… Read More

My daughter was born after a beautiful, unmedicated vaginal delivery. My entire birth plan had gone exactly as I had hoped. She latched on within a few minutes of birth. Her latch was weak and my daughter was… Read More

By Nanny Gortzak An expectant mother recently asked:  “My son will be three when I give birth to my second child. He loves to give me belly hugs and kisses and sounds excited when we talk about our… Read More