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Booby Traps Series: Say no to routine blood glucose monitoring for healthy babies
This is the 30th in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Blood sugar. It’s a concept familiar to those of you who are diabetic or have had gestational diabetes, but to … Continue reading
To Out-Foxx Proposal to Cut WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program, Cut the WORD “Support”!
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) introduced an amendment to a House spending bill that would eliminate funding for a peer counseling and support program for low-income women who want to breastfeed. The peer counselor program is run through WIC, the Special … Continue reading
Booby Traps™ series: A Checklist for Beating the Institutional Pre-Natal Booby Traps™
This is the ninth in a series of posts on Booby Traps™ in pregnancy, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. For the last three months I’ve been writing about the institutional Booby Traps™ we may encounter … Continue reading
Booby Traps Series: Does your OB follow Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine protocols?
This is the sixth in a series of posts on Booby Traps™ during pregnancy, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. I have a dentist appointment later this week. And while I can’t say I’m looking forward to … Continue reading
What Would You Tell the 525 #Doctors at the Academy of #Breastfeeding Medicine?
We are very, very excited and honored to be speaking at the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine‘s 14th Annual International Meeting, held in Williamsburg, Virginia from November 5-8th, 2009. You can see the complete meeting program here. If you have been … Continue reading











