Breastfeeding, but not nursing. There is an important delineation we make around here: A mom who pumps for her baby but does not latch her…
Katie MaddenApril 16, 2019
"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
“We pumped and bottle fed for 8 weeks while we worked through nursing issues due to a tongue tie.”
Katie MaddenJuly 27, 2018
One thing that is crucial to a Pumpin' Mama's success is making sure that her pump is functioning properly and that it works well with…
Katie MaddenAugust 15, 2017
by Courtney Sley “You know you really love someone when you can’t hate them for breaking your heart.” This was a quote I found when…
Katie MaddenDecember 19, 2016
What is Balanced Breastfeeding? Balanced Breastfeeding is practical prenatal education. Breastfeeding success starts in pregnancy. Prenatal breastfeeding courses should not be laden with arguments for…
Katie MaddenSeptember 1, 2015
Here is a summary of terms Balanced Breastfeeding uses to discuss all the different ways that mamas breastfeeding their babies: Nursing or “directly breastfeeding” = feeding…
Katie MaddenJuly 21, 2015
For the sake of this article, I will be using the terms breastfeeding and nursing. Aren’t they the same thing? Well, technically, yes, but I…
Katie MaddenJuly 14, 2015
Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, a staff writer for the Washington Post, recently published an article that has gone viral. “Why I don’t Breast-feed, if You Must Know,”…
Katie MaddenOctober 19, 2014
