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WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR BREASTFEEDING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN BREASTFEEDING SUCCESS.
Welcome to the
WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR BREASTFEEDING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN BREASTFEEDING SUCCESS.
Just One Bottle
/in For Providers /by lilJust One Bottle Supplementation of the Breastfed Baby “Just One Bottle Won’t Hurt”—or Will It? Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC July 2016 Background The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is colonized in utero with bacteria from the maternal digestive tract (Jimenez et al, 2008) Maternal immune factors, health, and lifestyle contribute to the […]
Medications and Breastfeeding
/in For Providers /by lilMedications and Breastfeeding Most medications are safe in breastfeeding but a few are not. It is rare that a woman needs to stop breastfeeding in order to take a drug. Nonetheless, sometimes doctors are not completely familiar with the most current information on medications and breastfeeding. If you are unsure, please refer to either Thomas […]
Get Your License To Breastfeed
/in For Parents /by lilBreastfeeding is perfectly legal in most public places in Massachusetts. Under Mass. General Law chapter 111, section 221, it says: “A mother may breastfeed her child in any public place where the mother and her child may otherwise lawfully be present.” No person or entity shall “restrict, harass or penalize a mother” who is breastfeeding […]