Natural Parenthood

The holiday season is upon us! For most of us, major holidays and other big life events can mean more and less. More errands, visitors, visiting, travel, sugar. Less nutrition, cuddle time with baby, exercise and, most importantly, less sleep. You already know your...

Your milk is a living thing! It is rich in antibodies that are constantly killing off bacteria. For that reason, it is very stable and remains safe even after it's been expressed. Guidelines for human milk storage are different than formula, or even than pasteurized...

Let's assume for a moment that breastfeeding is not important. That the oral development that breastfeeding provides is inconsequential. We'll ignore all of that so that I can give you a few other reasons to agree to have your tongue-tied baby's frenulum clipped. Just...

The term “tongue tied" refers to a tongue that is quite literally “tied” by a frenulum. The frenulum is a (usually) thin, fibrous band that connects the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. The mere existence of a lingual (tongue) frenulum is not an...