This is my family’s story about feeding our first child, Soren. Feeding was not as easy as I had anticipated. With the support of our local midwife, my dedicated partner, and a lactation consultant,...
After being on parental leave, Sarah returned to work while her husband stayed home with the kids. Twice a day, on her morning and afternoon breaks, he brings the youngest to her to breastfeed. On her...
Have you heard about hand expressing milk in pregnancy (also known as “antenatal milk expression”)? It can help to get breastfeeding off to a good start and is an option for most low-risk pregnanc...
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Brittney McCullough, a nurse and lactation consultant based at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) in Prince George. She told me a...
January 27 is World Breast Pumping Day, a day to share stories to help acknowledge and celebrate breast milk pumping and human milk feeding. Today, we hear from Jessie King, an assistant professor of ...
Pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM) is life-saving for babies who are born prematurely. As World Prematurity Day nears, I’d like to highlight the need for breast milk donations to feed these and oth...
Haida Gwaii employer supports parent’s breastfeeding goals Oct 1-7 was Breastfeeding Week in Canada. As a nurse with a passion for infant feeding, this year’s theme, “Protect breastfeeding: A...
