Andrea Ackerson MPH, RD, IBCLC

08/21/2017

I am really excited to be offering this class for FREE at the Nashua YMCA in honor of National Breastfeeding Month. I hope to see you there!

05/29/2017

Thank you for your service, today and every day. 🇺🇸

Stunning photos!

05/11/2017

So important for soon-to-be and new moms to review

Before you stress about whether you're doing it right, read this

05/10/2017

Sometimes you have to follow your instincts...

It's the norm in other cultures, so why are we so weird about it?

05/02/2017

Here is a beautiful picture honoring all the cesarean birth mamas. Your birth is beautiful and you are strong. ♡

56 Likes, 2 Comments - Catie Atkinson () on Instagram: “✨Magic Happened Here✨ For all the brave and beautiful c-section mamas out there- don't forget that…”

04/11/2017

I always get questions from breastfeeding moms about whether they can exercise! Yes!!! No special instructions except, as usual when exercising, stay hydrated.
This is a great article by a friend of mine from highschool, Mollie DeFrancesco Turner. She is a breastfeeding mother and an elite runner. Thank you Mollie for you motivation and practical recommendations. Happy running!

I’ve run the Boston Marathon twice, once in 2014 and then again in 2016. Both times, I ran my qualifying race a few days before finding out I was pregnant. And both times, with the amount of time between qualifiers and Marathon Monday, I went to Boston while breastfeeding an infant. (I got smart thi...

04/07/2017

The hard (and sad) truth.

Rather than seeing breast-feeding as a challenge worth fighting for, women are handed a bottle of formula and “told to give up and not feel bad,” Kimberly Seals Allers writes.

01/24/2017

This is perfect. Get it girls!!

On Donald Trump's first full day as president, hundreds of thousands of men and women united in protest by participating in the Women's Marches across the

11/29/2016

Honor our "cave babies" and the attachment they need to thrive.
This is a great article with much of the material taken from James McKenna's (infant sleep expert) research.

An honest, in depth, scientifically-backed look at the dangers of cry it out. Read this before you try it.  

11/15/2016

UPCOMING CLASSES For Expecting & New Moms Sunday 11/27 @ 10a-12p - Breastfeeding Clinic Monday 11/28 @ 6:30-8:30p - Successful Breastfeeding Sunday 12/11 @ 10a-12p - Breastfeeding Clinic RSVP to 51...

11/14/2016

REMINDER: Upcoming class and clinics! RSVP soon to get a spot

11/14/2016

"...and it's free as hell!"

SNL: Dave Chappelle Breastfeeding skit On Saturday night live11/13/2016 Subscribe : goo.gl/009vxD Get more SNL on Hulu Plus: http://www.hulu.com/saturday-nig...