Meet IBCLC and mindfulness educator, Lorraine Rocco, who joined the EmDo family earlier this spring. Lorraine brings her experience as a former Labor and Delivery Nurse, calm, easy-going presence, and deep well of knowledge to our clients at many points along their infant feeding journeys. She is the perfect compliment to our already existing goals-based practice and shares our vision for supporting families in feeding their babies in whatever ways feel right for them.
Read more{Guest Post: #BBW17} The Duty and Honor of Breastfeeding as a Black Mother
We continue our celebration of Black Breastfeeding Week today, with a guest post from Emerald Doulas client, Joy Long-Vidal de Oliveira about some of her motivation for choosing to breastfeed. You also might recognize Joy, and her sweet daughter, from images on our website!
Read moreFood Prep, Not Surgery: An IBCLC's Guide to Washing Pump Parts
Last week, the CDC released a very sad report of a premature infant who developed sepsis and meningitis from milk contamination. Because we understand that this is a potentially scary and confusing topic, and you may have questions about this case and how it may impact your pumping routine, our IBCLC, Victoria Facelli, offers her insight on safe pump and bottle washing, today on the blog.
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