"Are you breastfeeding?" It has become a shameless question that health care providers, friends, family members, and strangers have come to think is perfectly acceptable…
Katie MaddenJanuary 15, 2019
A mama who came to me for help ended up stopping breastfeeding. It’s happened numerous times, but it is a profound experience every time. This…
Katie MaddenDecember 4, 2018
Stopping breastfeeding is always a choice. The thing about lactating is that once you get it started you can almost never “just stop.” Stopping the…
Katie MaddenNovember 27, 2018
Both before and after a tongue tie revision, it is important to help a tongue-tied baby learn how to use his mouth properly to breastfeed…
Katie MaddenDecember 5, 2017
While the evidence for decision-making around tongue tie and breastfeeding is limited and controversial, the evidence around lip tie simply isn’t there. That does not…
Katie MaddenNovember 21, 2017
A baby born at younger than 36 weeks is considered premature. A baby born at 38 weeks or later is considered full term. But what…
Katie MaddenFebruary 28, 2017
Full, but not uncomfortably full. Whenever you are looking to down regulate your milk supply, the rule of thumb is to stay full, but not…
Katie MaddenDecember 5, 2016
This blog explains possible reasons why a baby may be popping on and off the breast. “Popping on and off” is not to be confused…
Katie MaddenAugust 30, 2016
Whether you can or you can’t, it doesn’t matter. Let-down, or the milk ejection reflex, is a popular topic of conversation among breastfeeding mothers and…
Katie MaddenAugust 16, 2016
