"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
by Nichole Dobo It’s 3:00 a.m. and I am standing in my kitchen mixing a glass of chocolate milk. I am topless, as is the…
Katie MaddenJuly 26, 2016
by Lara Deloza If you're a subscriber or even a regular reader of this blog, then you're most likely not the target audience for this…
Katie MaddenApril 26, 2016
It is a common recommendation from breastfeeding experts to forego artificial nipples (pacifiers or bottles) for the first few weeks or even months of breastfeeding…
Katie MaddenJanuary 12, 2016
Note: This blog discusses tongue ties specifically. A discussion about lip ties can be found here. Here is my recommendation for care of the infant…
Katie MaddenNovember 3, 2015
What happens when you prepare for the possibility of not producing milk and end up producing it? You refuse to let anything else stand in…
Katie MaddenSeptember 29, 2015
an interview with Aileen McElhaney Aileen is one of the mamas I have had the pleasure of helping breastfeed over the years. Her little boy Rory…
Katie MaddenJune 9, 2015
When it comes to tools in the breastfeeding tool box, nipple shields are my favorite. There are a lot of people out there that would…
Katie MaddenMay 26, 2014
Independent, stubborn, adorable, loving, smart, funny, breathtaking--these are all words I would use to describe my daughter Aria. I know all this about her and…
Katie MaddenMarch 29, 2014
