Category Archives: Booby Traps

Booby Traps Series: Booby Traps in the Dentist’s Chair

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on October 2, 2012

This post is the 56th in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. “I have to have some dental work done next week, and they will be using local anesthesia. When I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Main Content | Tagged american dental association, Booby Traps, breastfeeding dental work, canadian dental association, dental caries, dentists, dr. thomas hale, early childhood caries, La Leche League, laughing gas, lidocaine, medications and mothers' milk, nitrous oxide, tooth alignment, tooth decay | 12 Comments

Booby Traps Series: Did you get good breastfeeding care when your baby was jaundiced?

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on September 28, 2012

This post is the 57th in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Jaundice (neonatal hyperbilirubinemia*) is the most common reason why babies are readmitted to the hospital in the first two … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Empower, Main Content, Prepare | Tagged academy of breastfeeding medicine, american academy of pediatrics, expresse breastmilk, formula supplementation, hyperbilirubinemia, jaundice, phototherapy | 17 Comments

Booby Traps Series: Six breastfeeding myths you might hear at the doctor’s office

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on September 19, 2012

This is the 56th post in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Why there so many myths about breastfeeding, I don’t know. But I do know that our health care providers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Empower, Main Content, Prepare | Tagged american academy of pediatrics, Booby Traps, breastfeeding, breastfeeding myths, complementary foods, exclusive breastfeeding, pumping | 27 Comments

Booby Traps Series: What part of “six months of exclusive breastfeeding” don’t our providers understand?

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on September 12, 2012

This post is the 55th in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Have you heard any of these statements at your four or five month well child visit? “She looks great! … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Empower, Main Content, Prepare | Tagged AAP, american academy of pediatrics, Booby Traps, breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, Lori Feldman-Winter, pediatrcian attitudes about breastfeeding | 13 Comments

Booby Traps Series: Need to be hospitalized while breastfeeding? Watch out for these Booby Traps.

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on September 5, 2012

This post is the 54th in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Some of us will find ourselves back in the hospital for tests or procedures during the course of breastfeeding. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Empower, Main Content, Medications, Prepare | Tagged academy of breastfeeding medicine, american academy of family physicians, ct scan and breastfeeding, dr. thomas hale, general anesthesia and breastfeeding, hospitalization while breastfeeding, Infant Risk Center, iodinated contrast imaging breastfeeding, medications and breastfeeding, mri and breastfeeding | 2 Comments

Booby Traps Series: Too many mothers with milk supply problems get formula, not breastfeeding help

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on August 29, 2012

This post is the 53rd in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Milk supply concerns are a top reason why women stop breastfeeding before they want to. So you’d think that … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Empower, Main Content, Prepare | Tagged AAP, american academy of pediatrics, Booby Traps, breastfeeding residency curriculum, breastfeeding slow weight gain, obstetricians, pediatricians, supplementing with formula | 8 Comments

Booby Traps Series: Our checklist for a breastfeeding-friendly birth

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on August 28, 2012

This post is the 54th in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Just as we’ve done for the prenatal and newborn period Booby Traps, we’ve created a checklist for beating the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Empower, Main Content, Prepare | Tagged birth and breastfeeding, birth booby traps, Booby Traps, breastfeeding-friendly birth, cesarean section and breastfeeding, doulas and breastfeeding, early elective births, foreceps, jennifer block, midwives model of care, pushed, vacuum | Leave a comment

Booby Traps Series: Moms with breastfeeding pain suffer when providers don’t know how to help

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on August 27, 2012

This post is the 55th in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Pain with breastfeeding is a leading cause of early weaning. So when moms are in pain and turn to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Empower, Main Content, Prepare | Tagged aap residency curriculum, american academy of pediatrics, Booby Traps, breastfeeding, candidiasis, engorgement, mastitis, nipple pain, obstetricians, pediatricians, plugged ducts, thrush | 6 Comments

Booby Traps Series: Please fill out our survey on formula “gift” bags!

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on August 23, 2012

This is the 51st in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Can you help us collect information about the distribution of formula “gift” bags? Read on and answer our survey below! … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Empower, Main Content | Tagged ban the bags, Booby Traps, formula gift bags, obstetricians, pediatricians, survey | 39 Comments

Booby Traps Series: How “never bedshare” leads breastfeeding moms to more dangerous sleep arrangements

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on July 24, 2012

This is the 50th post in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. You’ve probably heard the sleep recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics: Sleep with your baby in the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Booby Traps, Empower, Main Content, Prepare | Tagged AAP, american academy of pediatrics sleep recommendations, bedsharing, Booby Traps, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, dr. james mckenna, dr. kathleen kendall-tackett | 16 Comments

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