Monthly Archives: December 2010

The amazing healing powers of breastmilk

December 29, 2010 – 8:41 pm

Have you ever squirted milk in your baby’s eye? On purpose? We have all heard that breastmilk has health benefits ranging from eyesight to epilepsy(okay well, I haven’t actually heard that one), but did you know that breastmilk can help your baby today? Here’s milk in your eye. My son had pink eye – probably [...]

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Mastitis, the Great and Terrible

December 1, 2010 – 2:15 pm

As a three-time breastfeeding mama and lactation educator, I have seen almost everything. I have blogged about mastitis many times, but until a month ago, the information I provided was purely theoretical. Since I try to keep my posting relevant and real, I went and got mastitis. Or more accurately, mastitis got me. For those [...]

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