Many nursing moms find that including whole food sources of healthy fats—such as unrefined coconut oil—in their daily diet fits well with balanced eating patterns and personal food preferences.

Make tasty organic mocha coffee latte at home!

Originally posted January 9, 2019. Happy reading! Thank you to my loving readers for visiting my humble blog! Looking back at the dynamic...

Originally posted June 5, 2017. As the mom of a 22 year old, I wanted to just say “Heeeyyy!” to all you new moms out there and throw you some love and encouragement! You don’t need to be perfect! You just need to be good-enough and you and your family will be ok. I became a mom when I was 37 years old. My world had consisted of working on Wall Street in the IT field for years before my son was born. I would get calls in the middle of the night and be on-site at the datab

Originally posted April 10, 2017. Did you know that 99% of women who stop breastfeeding due to medications can actually continue? As a new mother 22 (short?) years ago, I suffered postpartum depression. I was breastfeeding and refused to take any medications for it. I think I would’ve come out of the depression sooner if I had opted for medication. But, I was afraid. There weren’t many studies back then. Now there are a lot of studies on this topic and there’s a lot of i

Originally posted January 22, 2014. What’s the best method of infant feeding? Boy, have I been afraid to dip my toe into this arena! ...

Originally posted May 1, 2013. April was a great month for Women’s Reproductive Health events in New Jersey. I was fortunate enough to...

Originally posted April 23, 2012. Celebrating 50 Years in New Jersey: La Leche League of the Garden State Area Network Conference April...

Originally published February 20, 2012. Share Your Story – New series from BirthTouch! Ann Kirchner, CD(DONA) has graciously agreed to...

Originally posted October 9, 2011. Hey there! Honored to be part of PsychCentral’s World Mental Health Day Blog Party! Today, as an...