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Tag: lactation
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Motivation as in anything is extremely important in breastfeeding and even more important is tenacity when inducing lactation. The success rate for the following protocols according to Nemba in the 1994 Journal of Trop Pedeatrics was 89%. In this study 33 of the 37 women nursed their babies for 9 months or longer. Thse mothers began with a 100 mg single priming dose of medrozyprogesterone (Depo Provera). After 7 days, they began 25 mg of chlorpromazine 4 times daily or 10 mg of metoclopromide... Read More
I have gotten a lot of calls lately about weaning. Is it that time of year? Most of them are from moms who are feeling pressure to wean because someone in their family (or worse; a doctor) has been critical of breastfeeding. This is despite the AAP's statement that "Breastfeeding should continue to at least a year and thereafter as long as mutually desired." The WHO recommends breastfeeding to at least two years. Why? Many of the health benefits are dose related. The longer (or more exclus... Read More
Riverside County, California has secured several scholarships through a one-time grant that will enable Loving Support IBCLCs to instruct Public Health employees, nurses and peers to sit for the exam to become Certified lactation Consultants in July of 2010 or 2011. Classroom hours will be approximately 14 hours a month for 9 months. The course will also consist of clinical hours, community classes, homework and case studies. Since this course is beginning in November, the assignments wil... Read More
Breastfeeding mothers need additional nutrients to provide optimal breastmilk. In all cultures mothers are fed additional nutrient-dense foods. This article outlines the use of galactagogues, the need for fats and special concerns with postpartum weight loss or dieting, allergies and medications. Feeding Breastfeeding Moms to Promote Lactation by Karen S. Vaughan, L.Ac., MSTOM Most new mothers expect that nursing will be something natural and easy. In fact there is an art... Read More
In July of 2007 I gave birth to my beautiful daughter at a birth center in Austin, Texas. Austin's alternative and holistic minded population make it a wonderful place to have a baby. Everywhere you look, there is a mommy with a baby in a wrap or sling, and breast feeding is never even looked at "twice." A month ago, my family and I moved to the west coast, and although I was born and raised out west and am finally "home" again, I have found that the attitude toward nursing in pu... Read More
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