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We’re back!
We’re back! No major visual redesigns yet, but we did some behind-the-scenes work to keep things running smoothly. Please let us know if you find any glitches…
Continue Reading >Computer Issues
You may have noticed that the site looks a bit… different right now. We’ve had some computer issues, and we’re working to get the site back up and pretty (we may even work in a bit of a redesign at some point soon!) – but for now, we just wanted to get the content back…
Continue Reading >Talking with “The Boob Group”
I had the great privilege of serving as the expert for an episode of the new online radio show, The Boob Group, all about getting started with breastfeeding your multiples. In this episode, we discussed some tips for getting breastfeeding off to a great start. My number one tip? GET PREPARED!
Continue Reading >Call to Action: Women’s Health
I am taking a break today from the questions of breastfeeding twins to look more broadly at women’s health, and access to maternal health care. As so many moms of multiples know, birth can sometimes come with complications. In industrialized countries, those complications can typically be managed through varying levels of medical intervention — from…
Continue Reading >Around the Web
There’s a lot of information out there on the great wide web – some useful and some not. I’d like to begin a regular feature highlighting the best of what’s out there in terms of breastfeeding in general, and breastfeeding multiples, in specific. Have you recently come across a great resource, a personal narrative, or…
Continue Reading >Beginnings
Before my twins were born, I didn’t have a lot of information on breastfeeding twins. But I’m a researcher, so I did my best to get the information I thought I needed. When I met a mom who was nursing her twins at an event through my local mothers of twins club, it was the…
Continue Reading >Breastfeeding Mosh Pit
The first week in August is World Breastfeeding Week. This international advocacy event is designed to raise awareness about breastfeeding, and this year’s theme is “Breastfeeding: Just 10 Steps! The Baby Friendly Way.” This year’s theme commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Innocenti Declaration, which affirmed the global importance of breastfeeding. The “Ten Steps” refer…
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