Rockville Lactation
Lynnette Hafken, MA, IBCLC
Lactation Consultant
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Romper
March 16, 2021
"Hafken says some tell-tale signs of a shallow latch include a feeling of pinching in the nipple during feeding, a crack or scab in the shape of a line across your nipple, or your nipple looking flattened, pinched, or lipstick-shaped after a feeding." [more]
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Romper
March 11, 2020
"...'[T]he more breastfeeding a baby does in the early days, the greater the overall milk production,' Hafken says. 'If a mother is separated from her baby, she can hand express and pump her milk to encourage her body to make more.'" [more]
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Romper
February 19, 2020
"Just because something is natural, smells nice, and can be used in cooking does not mean the concentrated volatile compounds — the essential oils — are benign when slathered on the skin or breathed into the lungs," lactation consultant Lynette [sic] Hafken, MA, IBCLC, tells Romper. [more]
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Insider
December 18, 2019
Your body will continue to make breast milk while pregnant, but it won't taste as sweet in the second half of pregnancy. Because that's when you start producing a substance called colostrum, which will change the composition and flavor of your milk, says Lynnette Hafken, an international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) in Rockville, Maryland. [more]
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11 Old Wives Tales About Breastmilk That Are Hilariously Untrue
11 Old Wives Tales About Breastmilk That Are Hilariously Untrue
Romper
August 20, 2019
Myth #9: You Need To "Toughen Up" Your Nipples Before Nursing
Please don't. “Nipple skin does not ‘toughen' or form calluses. It is similar to lip tissue in that it works best when kept supple by sufficient moisture and general hydration, and injuries such as cracks are prevented or treated quickly,” Hafken says. [more]
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Romper
December 17, 2019
"Freezer burn can happen to any food, due to drying out and oxidation," Lynnette Hafken MS, IBCLC with Rockville Lactation tells Romper. [more]
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Romper
August 13, 2019
Hafken says that some women describe mastitis to her as feeling like they have been "hit by a truck,” “hallucinating from fever dreams,” and breasts that feel "like they’re on fire," in addition to the physical symptoms seen in the breast. "It can come on suddenly or be preceded by clogged milk ducts or blocked nipple pores. [more]
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MARWIC Times
Spring 2012
Children's Hospital offers a new lactation program for women enrolled in the WIC program in the Skyland section of Southeast
WASHINGTON, DC - December, 21, 2011: Lactation consultant Lynnette Hafken demonstrates how to extract breast milk to a pregnant woman in the WIC program in Washington, DC. Children's Hospital offers a new lactation program for women enrolled in the WIC program in the Skyland section of Southeast.
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