Category Archives: Booby Traps

Booby Traps Series: Which growth charts is your pediatrician using?

This is the 49th post in a series on Booby Traps,™ made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. My son was born in 2003.  His pediatrician gave us a copy of his early growth chart, which I … Continue reading

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Booby Traps series: What happens when pediatricians get good breastfeeding training?

This is the 48th in a series of posts on the Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. It’s a frequent lament that physicians get little to no training in breastfeeding, and that this translates … Continue reading

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Booby Traps Series: Pediatrician training and attitudes can stand in the way of breastfeeding

This is the 47th post in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Of all the health are providers involved in your motherhood journey, you’d expect that pediatricians would be the most … Continue reading

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Booby Traps Series: Our checklist for avoiding the Booby Traps in the hospital.

This is the 46th post in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. I’ve been writing for several months about Booby Traps moms experience in the hospital.  To wrap up this section, … Continue reading

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Booby Traps Series: Data, data everywhere, but none you can use to get good breastfeeding care!

This is the 45th in a series of posts on Booby Traps,™ made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. We’re often told to be good consumers when it comes to breastfeeding care.  Get informed.  Read a book.  … Continue reading

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Booby Traps Series: Only one in four hospitals provides good breastfeeding support once you go home

This is the 44th in a series of posts on Booby Traps,™ made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. You remember that first drive home with your baby, right?  When we left the hospital with our first … Continue reading

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Booby Traps Series: How to beat the Booby Traps in the NICU. An interview with Diane Spatz.

This post is the 43rd in a series on the Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. In a prior post I discussed a number of barriers to breastfeeding many moms encounter in the NICU.  … Continue reading

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Booby Traps Series: Five frequently missed or mismanaged breastfeeding issues in the hospital

This post is the 42nd in a series on the Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. While things have come a long way since the days when mothers were routinely given injections to “dry … Continue reading

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Booby Traps Series: U.S. ranks last in breastfeeding support in the industrialized world.

This post is the 42nd in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Those of you who have experienced one or more of the many barriers to breastfeeding in the U.S. may … Continue reading

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Booby Traps Series: Booby Traps for Moms of Twins (or more), Part 2

This is the 41st post in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. We are so very pleased to share the second of a two part guest post by Karen Gromada, MSN, … Continue reading

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