The Poop Talk: Infant Gut Health: Common vs Normal

"It's normal for breastfed babies not to poop for days because breastmilk is all used up". Is this true? What's behind this assertion? What does the science reveal? How does this conflation between common and normal inform practice and what are the consequences to infant health?

The Poop Talk: Infant Gut Health: Common vs Normal

PRESALE: Access to the course will be made available on August 10th

Is it truly normal for breastfed babies to go days without stooling — or has a widespread cultural myth been mistaken for physiology? This course challenges one of the most commonly held and broadly circulated assumptions in infant feeding, inviting participants to examine the gap between what has become common and what is actually normal. Participants will review the published science on infant gut function and explore how the historical normalization of bottle-feeding contributed to a conflation of these two distinct concepts. Participants will consider how ancestral shifts in the human microbiome — particularly in Western populations — have quietly shaped both breastfeeding outcomes and infant gut health, and will examine how genetic variants influence infant digestion and the early establishment of the immune system. Participants will also explore how these overlapping physiologic and cultural changes have adversely impacted breastfeeding, and will leave with practical strategies for supporting improved digestion and gut health in the breastfeeding dyad. This course is appropriate for IBCLCs, lactation counselors, and any perinatal health professional who educates families about infant feeding and health.

Testimonial

"I now have the ability to tell parents what is normal vs common in today culture. So excited to bring this information to my practice."

CERPS

Application for Continuing Education Recognition Points (CERPs) has been submitted to the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners®


PRICING:

Regular Pricing: $117

No refunds on this on-line event.


WHO MAY ATTEND?

IBCLCs, other lactation professionals, MDs, DOs, midwives, bodyworkers. The course is not open to the general public.


FACULTY:

Jennifer Tow, BFA, MA, IBCLC, LMT, CSOM.

Jennifer has practiced holistic lactation and guided parents in raising their children holistically for almost 35 years. A fascination with the physiology of wellness has led her on a decades-long journey exploring the influences on infant health that come to define long-term human well-being. She has a special interest in the areas of epigenetics and the microbiome, gut-brain health, oral functional competency and airway development, exploring the profoundly far-reaching implications of this work for breastfeeding dyads.

While residing between the USA & France from 2010-12, Jennifer established an international client base and now sees most of her clients on-line, specializing in collaborating with her clients in resolving complex breastfeeding issues. With a Master's degree in Holistic Health Coaching, her reputation for guiding parents through these issues stems from her ability to integrate holistic modalities and an expanded skill-set, such as myofunctional therapy and bodywork techniques, into her practice.

She is a writer and lecturer, offering workshops internationally and via webinar on lactation & epigenetics, gut health & healing, tongue-tie & airway development and holistic lactation practices. She offers a year-long advanced course in Integrative and Holistic Lactation. She is a founding member of IATP (the International Affiliation of Tongue-tie Professionals) and founder of the Holistic Lactation Institute.

Jennifer is the mother of three children born at home in 1988, 92 & 98 and a granddaughter born at home in 2009. She has come to deeply embrace the wisdom and humility gained from gestating, birthing, nursing and parenting these three amazing human beings.


REFUND POLICY: 

NO REFUNDS for this online event.

We reserve the right to refund registration in full and cancel the attendance of participants in cases where concerns of intellectual property infringement is at issue or for other reasons in conflict with our educational mission.

All those who do not have one of the following credentials will be refunded, less the Stripe fee: IBCLCs, other lactation professionals, MDs, nurse practioners, NDs, DCs, DOs, midwives, bodyworkers. If you are uncertain as to whether you should register, please email [email protected] before doing so.


PLEASE NOTE:

There will be an intellectual property agreement to sign at the beginning of the course. This will become available once the course begins. Approval of this agreement is not automated and may take up to 2 business days to complete.


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