Nursing Mothers Advisory Council

A study published in The British Medical Journal in 2004 found that allowing babies to nurse during painful medical procedures appears to relieve pain.  The study observed 180 newborns who were placed into 1 of four groups when having blood taken for various reasons.  Babies in the first group were allowed to nurse; those in [...]

Debi Ferrarello, RN, MS, IBCLC   Of all the myths that surround breastfeeding, rules about what the mother should not eat are some of the most pervasive.Over the past ten or fifteen years, mothers have frequently been told to avoid broccoli, cabbage and beans, chocolate, citrus fruits, tomato products, garlic, onions, spicy foods, dairy, sushi, [...]