Tag Archives: Skin-to-Skin
LPGA Golf Pro Danah Bordner Credits Breastfeeding Success to Kangaroo Care
Early April is the season of the Masters Golf Tournament! What, you might ask, does golf have to do with breastfeeding? Well if you are Pro Golfer Danah Bordner and you are nursing your first baby, everything! We are so … Continue reading
Science You Can Use: Can skin-to-skin and laid-back breastfeeding help older, non-latching babies?
We all know about the importance of skin-to-skin contact in the early hours and days of breastfeeding. But a new study from Sweden takes a look at a different question: can skin-to-skin contact and a laid back position resolve severe latching-on … Continue reading
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
It’s Not Just About Breastfeeding
This Mother’s Day post is dedicated to the millions of moms who don’t or can’t breastfeed. I am now one of them since breast cancer took my breasts, at age 37. It’s for all of the moms who decide not to breastfeed, … Continue reading
Booby Traps Series: Booby Traps in the NICU
This is the 37th in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. For several months I’ve been writing about Booby Traps found in the hospital for healthy, full term babies. But as … Continue reading
Booby Traps Series: Staff motivation can get in the way of Kangaroo Care and Skin-to-Skin
This post is the 23rd in a series on Booby Traps made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. To borrow a phrase, if there were a drug that could do the following things for premature and/or term … Continue reading
Did you get your Magical Hour?
“Birds do it, bees do it, Even educated fleas do it, Let’s do it, let’s fall in love.” It’s Valentine’s Day, and the drive to love — and all the hugging, holding, and kissing that goes with it– is instinctive. It’s … Continue reading











