Category: Breastfeeding

This year marks the sixth annual Black Breastfeeding Week which is observed on 25-31 August. According the the official website, this year’s theme is #LoveOnTop. This theme was chosen, according to […]

By Donna Walls, RN, BSN, IBCLC, ICCE, ANLC ICEA supports the International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes. What does that mean? Simply that ICEA does not promote or distribute materials […]

by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative was developed and implemented by the World Health Organization and UNICEF in 1991.  These organizations recognized the importance of […]

by Debra Tolson, ICEA Presdient Do you know what the “International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes” is? Have you heard the verbiage “WHO Code compliant”? Did you know that the International […]

by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC Most prenatal classes tend to focus on “information” about breastfeeding like how it works or lists of all the things that can go wrong. […]

by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC Many, probably most new mothers, are looking for information and answers to their questions on the internet. The internet is often the first […]

by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, RLC, FAPA We are at a critical junction in the U.S. in our conversations about race and ethnicity. People are being shot by police, and […]

by Cynthia Billiar BSN, RN, IBCLC, ICCE, ICD, ANLC Research suggests that we carry genetic memories of our ancestors that can affect our health. These genetic memories are called epigenetic tags. […]

by Cynthia Billiar, BSN, RN, IBCLC, ANLC, ICD, CD(DONA), ICCE Have you ever wondered how we got to the place that we need laws to protect a breastfeeding mother’s right to […]

by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC When a mother tells you she’s engorged- check in and ask what she means. Too often our patients use the term meaning their […]

In 2016, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) began the 15-year journey to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by linking each of these goals to breastfeeding. But, WABA cannot […]

by Terriann Shell, BS, RN, IBCLC, CHES, ICCE, FILCA I’ve always thought that once you know how to teach adults childbirth, you could teach any subject. While this may be […]

Recently, the Fed is Best (FIB) Foundation blog blasted social media with a story about an infant named Landon who died at 19 days of age from hypernatremia dehydration. All […]

by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative was developed by IBFAN (the International Baby Food Action Network) to provide assessment of policy and programs […]

by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC New information from UNICEF has been released supporting responsive feeding strategies for breastfeeding and for formula feeding, including breastfeeding mothers who bottle […]

by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC Congratulations on choosing to breastfeed your baby! Now, if you are returning to work or school after your baby is born you may […]

by Angela Tatum Malloy, MAT, BS, CLC This post was written for ICEA’s blog last year by Angela Tatum Malloy, MAT, BS, CLC, owner and operator of Alpha & Omega Lactation […]

by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC The first World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated in 1992, born from the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) with support from the World Health […]