Ashley Benz Lactation Consulting

07/28/2026

The support you’ve had trouble finding.

07/21/2026

Hit me up if you need that Instacart+ referral money.

07/16/2026

At the start of my career (many moons ago) parents had to try to soothe their babies under phototherapy lights that essentially looked like a suitcase. We've come a long way, but this is even better!

Daniel John, a University of Michigan Medical School student, is the inventor of BiliRoo, a potential low-cost, non-electric device to treat jaundice in newborns.

John's upbringing in Nepal, where he saw the need for health care access in low-resource settings, led to his interest in engineering and medicine. After learning from doctors around the world about neonatal jaundice, John began working on a prototype and connected with experts in pediatric care.

“Relatives that knew how to sew taught me some of the basics, and those were some of the first devices that we iterated,” John said.

The wearable device has won numerous awards, completed a feasibility study, and will enter into clinical trials soon.

07/13/2026

Something new? Yep.

07/04/2026

May your hot dog be grilled to perfection and your fireworks end early.

06/23/2026

One of my many, many soapboxes.

06/22/2026

This might be the last week that Sarah's CBS consults are discounted as "low acuity consults" -- as soon as her IBCLC exam results post she'll be doing regular initial/follow up consults.