Importance of Tummy Time During Busy Times
Allyson Wessells, PT, IBCLC What are motor milestones? When a baby is born, there is much anticipation for the development ahead, particularly motor or movement milestones such as head control,...
View ArticleBreastfeeding and Working: Maintaining Supply, Connection and Energy
It is Labor Day in the United States! What better day to talk about working and breastfeeding? We know many are laboring in various ways at home, at workplaces, on the road, in the air, during the day,...
View ArticleThe Continuum of Breastfeeding Care
I often think about continuums. They are everywhere with many of us falling somewhere in the middle most of the time. There are two breastfeeding continuums that come to mind. First, the desire to...
View ArticleTravel On and Breastfeed
Before having children, we lived lightly and traveled frequently, always eager to get to the next place. Having children naturally changed this, but as we continued to explore and travel across the...
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Local Resources: Breastfeeding Support and Advocacy: Helpful Videos: Infant and Child Development: Need hands on help? Nurture Columbus comes to you!
View ArticleBreastfeeding during cold and flu season
The answer is almost always going to be “Yes, continue to breastfeed and offer breastmilk while you and/or baby are sick.” Human milk is amazing! It is constantly changing to meet baby’s needs, which...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Is Movement
Many movements are required to coordinate breastfeeding and we check them all!
View ArticleBreastfeeding Month 2020
It’s been a busy month (virtually) celebrating all the Breastfeeding Weeks of August! Here’s a recap: We kicked the month off with World Breastfeeding Week, focusing on sustainability with a theme,...
View ArticleBreastfeeding is Confidence!
Allyson Wessells, PT, MPT, IBCLC Breastfeeding is visual, breastfeeding is movement, but probably more than anything, breastfeeding is confidence! We see it daily in the families that call on us as...
View ArticleWhat is Craniosacral Therapy for Infants?
Allyson Wessells, PT, MPT, IBCLC What is Craniosacral Therapy (CST)? Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands-on on therapy guided by touch and intention. CST can optimize space and cerebrospinal...
View ArticleZooming in on Tongue Tie with Focus on Whole Body Function
Allyson Wessells, PT, IBCLC Tongue tie (aka, ankyloglossia, oral restriction) has been in the news lately but is something we have been assessing, addressing and learning about for years as practicing...
View ArticleExpectations and Lactation Continuity of Care
June Myers, IBCLC Breastfeeding in our modern context is a personal choice. But what is not well promoted is that it is a biological extension of pregnancy and birthing that requires just as much or...
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