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Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parent's Guide to CoSleeping
James J. McKenna is the world-renown expert in bedsharing and cosleeping, and his book, published in 2009 by Platypus Media, is a great...

Dr. Penny Lane
May 5, 20249 min read
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Breastfeeding in the First Few Weeks
Often I share that my practice is a blend of what we understand in today's science (as I am a full-fledge nerd in every way and...

Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 13, 20246 min read
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You are Not Replaceable at Home
My first childbirth experience was really tough and a lot went wrong. My daughter was in the NICU on a ventilator for quite some time. I...

Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 24, 20236 min read
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Menstrual Cycle Problems
Several years ago, a friend of mine was dying of cancer. She dribbled us information over the past year of her life, only the good news,...

Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 28, 20239 min read
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Electrical Stimulation for Management of Pain in Pregnancy & Childbirth: A Midwife's Perspective
Managing pain during all stages of labor is a key priority for midwives and expectant mommas. This has mainly been addressed with...

Dr. Penny Lane
Nov 18, 202210 min read
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Mind Programming: For Better or Worse
Many years ago, when I was a younger nurse and my littles were still quite young, I was quite active in the world of #breastfeeding. This...

Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 11, 20227 min read
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Optimal Care in Childbirth by Goer & Romano
There really aren't many author duos that compare to Henci #Goer and Amy #Romano so this book was a safe investment, in spite it being an...

Dr. Penny Lane
Jul 6, 20219 min read
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Menopause Updates
As a functional medicine practitioner, the #menopause transition is viewed by me as a physiologic state, much like pregnancy and puberty,...

Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 30, 202017 min read
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Elevated Blood Pressure after Childbirth
Hypertension in pregnancy is a common complication, affecting approximately 10 percent of pregnancies, and can be quite devastating, even...

Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 28, 20202 min read
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COVID-19: Thoughts from A Primary Care Provider
Eden Family Practice opened only a few weeks before #COVID19 hit the dirt here in the United States, so my clientele is still very small....

Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 7, 202016 min read
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Obesity is Sneaking Up on our Littles
My mother use to say, "she's just a little healthy" whenever she was discussing a child who was a bit larger than the norm. Today, more...

Dr. Penny Lane
Jul 8, 20205 min read
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