by msalty | Sep 3, 2025 | Grow as an IBCLC
While the history of milk banking is rich and evolving, today’s donor human milk systems are built on a foundation of safety, clinical rigor, and growing scientific understanding. This post walks through the essential elements of how milk banks operate, what...
by msalty | Aug 27, 2025 | Grow as an IBCLC
Before there were milk banks, there were mothers helping mothers. Wet nursing — the practice of one woman breastfeeding another’s baby — has existed for centuries and laid the groundwork for today’s human milk sharing and donation systems. But while wet nursing was...
by msalty | Aug 13, 2025 | Grow as an IBCLC
As lactation professionals, we know that optimal infant nutrition is not just about calories—it’s about timing, composition, and individual physiology. Human milk is the gold standard for all infants, but the nutritional needs of a term infant are not the same as...
by msalty | Aug 6, 2025 | Grow as an IBCLC
Feeding a newborn may seem like a simple biological function—but in reality, it’s a complex and finely tuned symphony of reflexes, rhythms, and instincts. In those early days of life, babies rely entirely on primitive reflexes to survive, including to find the breast,...
by msalty | Jul 30, 2025 | Grow as an IBCLC
Feeding is never just about nutrition. For an infant, feeding is a full-body, full-brain experience involving reflexes, motor coordination, sensory input, and emotional connection. As lactation professionals, we support families through these transitions—decoding...
by msalty | Jul 9, 2025 | Grow as an IBCLC
As lactation professionals, much of what we assess can be seen or heard—a baby’s latch, a mother’s nipple condition, audible swallows. But when it comes to understanding what’s happening inside the infant’s mouth, we rely heavily on our sense of touch. The digital...
