Improving health.
I started learning to figure skate at 50. Skating is already one of the most difficult of all activities and starting as an adult has made it more difficult. One has to fight the body’s natural reactions to be able to do things that any 5-year old would take for granted. Leaning backwards into a.. read more →
Mother’s Day with the flu
The high fever came out of the blue on Wednesday afternoon, reaching 102.5 by evening. The dry cough started on Thursday when I had to cancel a class for 34 nurses, first time ever that I did that. Thursday evening I felt well enough, despite a low-grade fever, to go for a stroll around the.. read more →
Eat when hungry, drink when dry…..no matter how young you are.
As a nurse, lactation consultant, and teacher for nearly 40 years, I am familiar with topics, teachings, and expectations around infant feeding and care. One of those topics has to do with the frequency of breastfed baby feeding. Many mothers I have counseled report that they have been told in the hospital to “breastfeed on.. read more →
Thoughts on violence
Yesterday I read something about spanking, including the comment that “spanking works.” It depends on what you mean by “working.” As a child, I was regularly spanked. Spanking made me freeze as I could not fight nor run away. I learned to be afraid, and I learned to lie and I learned to hide myself.. read more →
How do you find a good caregiver?
An article I read about the difficulty of finding accurate assistance with a breastfeeding problem highlights a challenge for everybody. When you need guidance about your health, how do you find a good caregiver? After 40+ years learning and working in the health industry and the world of healing, word of mouth is still best… read more →
More truth about infant feeding in the news, please.
This morning as I look through all my email alerts of news events, I am struck by an idea. What if the media was full of stories such as these: ”Celebrity Mom brings nursing toddler to movie set because she loves to have her baby near her” and “New restaurant provides special chairs to accommodate nursing mothers”.. read more →