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Recent Articles

Becoming a Parent: Resources from ZERO to THREE

Posted By: Lamaze International

Wed Aug 30th, 2017

My mother used to talk about “BK” and “AK”—what life was like “before kids” and “after kids.” And she was right. When you stare into your baby’s eyes for the first time, it’s a milestone moment—the ultimate “after” to your life “before.” Becoming a parent, and understanding ho

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Newborn Daze: 5 Things I’ll Remember the Second Time Around

Posted By: Lamaze International

Mon Aug 28th, 2017

Considering I literally asked out loud, “Why is there a baby crying in the other room?” the day I brought my first-born home, I’m hoping to be more prepared as I look forward to welcoming baby number two in a few months.

Becoming a mother was such a

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Black Breastfeeding Week: Challenges, Celebrations, Resources

Posted By: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

Fri Aug 25th, 2017

Today begins Black Breastfeeding Week, an awareness event created to address the breastfeeding gap and share the distinct challenges and obstacles experienced within the African-American community. This year's theme is #BetOnBlack because, as the website describes, that's "how our families and those

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Reasons Why People Quit Breastfeeding - And How to Avoid Becoming a Statistic

Posted By: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

Wed Aug 23rd, 2017

Breast milk is the best first and exclusive food for babies for the first six months of life. Yet, despite this message having been widely shared across the United States, we still struggle as a nation to keep breastfeeding beyond the first few weeks and months. Let's take a look at the most recent

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Barriers to a More Joyful Pregnancy (And How to Knock 'Em Down)

Posted By: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

Mon Aug 21st, 2017

Even though it's commonly referred to as a "joyful time," the truth is, pregnancy is a mixed bag of emotions and experience that is very personal and different for each person. Depending on a variety of factors, from health to personal life, one person's ecstatic pregnancy could be another person's

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