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Who intervene in a Tongue-tied release?

"It is NOT just a cut." I keep telling this to parents when they're about to go through a frenectomy (tongue-tied release) process....

Thoughts from a working mom

My last day at work before I had my baby was perfect. It ended up with the discharge of a mommy and her baby after going through a...

My Baby's Birth Story

I was hesitant to write about my birth story. I needed time to process everything and how it happened. I wasn't sure if it turned out as...

Mommy, I want boobie too!

The one in the pic is my sister and my three gorgeous little nephews. And the story I’m about to tell is obviously a “breastfeeding...

The Six Musts for Breastfeeding: In the Framework of the World Breastfeeding Week 2020

This year, World Breastfeeding Week took us in unimaginable circumstances. The whole world is struggling to adapt to a new reality. I had...

How I Weaned My Baby

It’s been a year since I weaned my baby. He was 2 years and 3 months, and I was far from weaning him. I made a commitment in my heart...

When a Baby Doesn't Latch...

Let’s talk about failure. Not a while ago I was helping a new mom to breastfeed her child; I tried everything, and spent so many hours;...

Is breastfeeding a full-time job?

Recently a mom told me that breastfeeding for her was a full-time job, and that some moms really can’t cope with that burden… Is that the...

This is My Story...

My name is Mariana Bigio, and this is my story... When my first child was born, I was lucky to have someone at my side that helped me to...

The Second Night

So we finally have among us the beautiful baby we were expecting. Everybody comes to meet him; they congratulate you, and give you some...

The First Look

I believe every mom has a memory in her mind of the first time she held her baby, and he looked at her. And here we are, my son Lior and...