By Leia Giddens, IBCLC | Nurturing Lactation Care | Serving Macon, Sandersville, Warner Robins, Milledgeville, Lake Oconee, and all of Middle Georgia Let me tell you about a conversation I… Read More »The Truth About Breastfeeding and Weight Loss
I want to tell you something that surprises a lot of people. You do not have to be pregnant to breastfeed. Read that again, because I mean it. The ability… Read More »You Don’t Have to Give Birth to Breastfeed: What You Need to Know About Induced Lactation
By Leia Giddens, IBCLC | Nurturing Lactation Care | Lactation Consultant serving Macon, Sandersville, and Middle Georgia I want to tell you something that took me entirely too long to… Read More »It’s Not Supposed to Hurt Like This — But Here’s Why It Might
A testimony about the unlikely, unhurried, undeniable way God called me to lactation consulting — and the little country church where I finally stopped arguing about it. There were mornings… Read More »Why Are You Looking Around for Something Else?
How birth trauma, stress, and anxiety can affect your milk supply — and why that is not a personal failing. She sat across from me and said she felt like… Read More »Your Body Heard Everything
I’ve never been one to keep big news to myself, so here it is: On March 1st, I’m opening a Nurturing Lactation Care office right here in Macon, and I’m… Read More »A New Chapter in Macon: Nurturing Lactation Care Opens on Historic Vineville Avenue
Yesterday morning, we drove to Philadelphia Methodist Church in Eatonton, Georgia, for their annual Homecoming service and dinner on the grounds. The smell of barbecue carried through the crisp fall… Read More »Going Back to Basics: What Faith, Ancestry, and Physiology Have in Common
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and for so many mothers, it’s a tender reminder of the stories that never got to unfold. Before I became a lactation… Read More »Expressing Grief: When Milk Comes In After Loss
I’m officially an IBCLC—Here’s what that means for you. After years of hard work, study, and hands-on experience, I’m proud to share that I am now a board-certified International Board… Read More »Now an IBCLC! What It Took to Get Here and Why It Matters for You
A Father’s Day Salute from Nurturing Lactation Care In the early weeks of feeding a newborn, it’s easy for the spotlight to land squarely on the breastfeeding parent. But if… Read More »Stronger Together: The Importance of Supportive Partners in Breastfeeding