Can A Breastfeeding Postnatal Patient Eat a Keto Diet? This question is asked of me quite frequently. This is what I have to say. Prescribing Is Outside My Scope of Practice Of course, I am a Certified Lactation Professional and Licensed Perinatal LMT, so prescribing is outside my scope of practice. I can suggest […]
I guess by now, dear reader, that when you see my name on this platform, that I’m going to (mostly) be writing about the Postnatal Phase of a woman’s life. This article is one that I’ve wanted to write about for a while. Postpartum Depression And Its Abatement The topic: Postpartum Depression. The phenomenon is […]
The Challenges of Being a Mobile Postnatal Therapist In New Jersey Greetings, whomever has happened to stumble upon this page. (Hmm..IS the website StumbleUpon still a thing? I wonder…anyway…) As you might have ascertained from my alias, I’m an LMT focusing on the perinatal population in my training and practice. I love my work, and […]
Hi, everyone. 🙂 As a registered Lactation Professional working in New Jersey, I find that women, and families, have many misconceptions regarding breastfeeding. It’s understandable. Unless Your Mom Or Sis Breastfed, You Never Even Saw Someone Breastfeeding! Breastfeeding just isn’t something that most women have had encounters with, unless their mother had other children when […]
The Most Important Postpartum Considerations The Top Two Most Essential Postpartum Goals It’s really not that difficult getting this one right. As a Lactation Professional and Perinatal LMT, I can say for sure that we have two definitive goals: 1. Assist the mother in her recovery, making sure she is well-cared-for, in terms of her […]
For many women, pregnancy is the most joyful time of their life, filled with anticipation, parties and events, picking out furniture for the baby’s room, and lots of other things that can be very fulfilling. They can also be stressful, depending on what kind of person the new mom is. However, almost universally, most pregnant […]