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
I wanted to write a lighthearted blog this week. I wanted to tell all of you how excited I am for the upcoming Birth Center…
Katie MaddenOctober 23, 2018
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 MaddenJuly 31, 2018
“Paige weaned herself at 8 months and that was really hard for me and it made me really nervous about breastfeeding Brooks.”
Katie MaddenJuly 27, 2018
“I’m going to exclusively breastfeed for 12 months” This is an excellent long-term breastfeeding goal. It is not, however, a fair or realistic goal. Like…
Katie MaddenFebruary 12, 2018
by Kasey Stacey This time two years ago, my life looked rather similar to today: I had an active toddler who loved to nurse and…
Kasey StaceyFebruary 6, 2018
When a perfectly happily nursing baby refuses to latch onto the breast for more than two nursing sessions in a row, we call this a…
Katie MaddenOctober 24, 2017
Recently, I helped someone very special wean sooner than she had originally anticipated. It is one of the greastest honors as a lactation consultant to…
Katie MaddenOctober 10, 2017
by Kasey Stacey I always knew this day would come. For a long time, I dreaded it. I wasn’t sure how to be a mother…
Kasey StaceyOctober 3, 2017