Karen Gromada, IBCLC

Wife, mom of 5 formerly BF growns; author of Mothering Multiples; hospital and private practice IBCLC; long-time BF multiples info/support group LLL leader

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@ladygray312 @Remi_Harris @YardbirdArts It’s not either/or. In each sentence, remove the “or”; insert “and.”

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@rebeccaperrotto Thank you 🙏���

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@rebeccaperrotto Also, when ready, look up Helping Parents Heal. There’s a main group online and affiliate groups, including one for those of us with a child who’s passed of cancer. There’s also online affiliates just for dads and siblings. May you feel profound grace now and in the future… 💞

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@rebeccaperrotto @rebeccaperrotto, I am just so sorry. I know that pain of missing from experience. My oldest son passed of a cancer several years ago. The most helpful thing anyone told me was to watch for signs from my son. They were there right away. Keep talking to Liv - and meditate. 💔

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@rebeccaperrotto Holding Liv, you, and your family in my thoughts and prayers. I know this Calvary you’re living; I and my family have lived it. What a beautiful message Liv blessed you with. (I see a future tattoo with the words, “Mom, the best one in the world.”) May you feel grace now…

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@daisyfay13 @jk_rowling @Loragram12 Just pre-ordered but not so patiently waiting!

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@EsqAndTwins @orneryalleycat @KProtein19 At least garlic-stuffed olives are a healthy snack!

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@benonwine

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@GAonMyMind99 @TonyLaneNV @shipwreckshow I guess “navy blue is the new black”?

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@ellielexx “Go, Mom. It’s okay; you’ll be glad you did.” He was right. I went and had a nice time. Oh, I had my moments about the time he’d passed on that date. But a friend - someone I’d hardly known in school - sat with me until the moment passed. It has become a special memory for me…

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@ellielexx As someone else who has a child who has passed (of a cancer), go to your uni reunion if you want! You and your friends will be glad you did. I almost passed up a class reunion because it was on my son’s rebirth-day date, but I could hear Brandon saying,
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[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@shitscaredmum An online group that I’ve found helpful is Helping Parents Heal. Within it are several “subgroups,” including one just for dads and one just for siblings. May you feel Grace throughout this holiday season…
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[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@shitscaredmum My heart goes out to you as I have felt as you feel about smiling and laughing, yet I know my oldest son wants me to smile and laugh. His passing left a deep black hole in my heart. That hole will always be there, but now light flows dynamically in and out of that hole. 1

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Your baby’s favorite toy might just be a baby of their own.

Here’s why:

As your little one begins to engage in imaginary play, they don’t begin in far off lands… and don’t role play as princesses, firefighters, or astronauts.

All that will come later.

Where they start is with what they know and who they love.

So don’t be surprised when they begin role playing as YOU. It can be a humbling mirror, for sure.

But I’d say this little guy’s parents have a lot to be proud of.

Watch carefully as our hero shows off all his best parenting tricks, gently patting and cuddling his baby doll, speaking face-to-face, and even supporting its neck.

What you’re seeing here is a reflection of his day-to-day reality and the tender caretaking of his own most important role models.

Isn’t that beautiful?

This attentive little “father” was shared to IG by mandvandheyd.

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@XU_Alumni Love ya, Father B!!!

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

Extend Retired IBCLC Status- let us keep writing and teaching https://t.co/e6oy6e9qTN via @Change

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@shitscaredmum Holding space for you as a mum who has been in your place… In tears reading your Tweet, remembering those days and the good days and now feeling my son with me in a different way…

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@shitscaredmum Holding you in my thoughts and prayers during this sacred time. Hi have been through it with my oldest son and 2 months ago with my husband. The name of your Twitter account says it all… 💕

[Karen Gromada, IBCLC @LC4Multiples]

@OKWildlifeDept It is the way…

[Kathryn Stagg IBCLC (she/her)🤱🎷☕🍰💙 @kathstaggibclc]

New mastitis protocol.

Feed responsively
No extra pumping
Ice and cold compresses
No hot compresses
Gentle sweeping lymphatic drainage massage
No firm deep kneading and squeezing
Mastits is not always bacterial, antibiotics are not always necessary
Infographic from @Bf2gether