April 20th, 2008
A UK reports it is better to do the short breastfeeding like the traditional 10 minutes on one and 10 minutes on the other over the baby-led. Which do you do? Do you allow your child to eat off one breast for a prolonged period of time and next time eat off the other?
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March 9th, 2008
- Naomi Watts claims breastfeeding helped her lose weight. “Breastfeeding - that’s how you drop weight. Even though you are just eating all the time, he is eating too”. I totally agree with this, too bad my body didn’t this time around.
- In Sydney, Australia they are pushing to have paid leave for 6 months […]
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March 8th, 2008
Do you know what the breastfeeding laws are for the state you live in? I moved from state to state while in the military and now that we are out it hadn’t dawned on me to look up the breastfeeding laws in Missouri. Why? I simply got use to breastfeeding my child whenever I needed […]
By Eliza -- 3 comments
March 8th, 2008
About a month ago my 4 year old asked me a breastfeeding question, most of the time I am prepared for just about any question she has….except this time.
“Mom, you know you get milk from a cow. A baby cow drinks her mommy’s milk too.”
“Yes, you are right.” Here I am thinking she’s figured out […]
By Eliza -- 5 comments
March 8th, 2008
On Wednesday a breastfeeding mom, Robyn Nair, was kicked out of a Denton Hair Salon for breastfeeding her 8 month old infant daughter. She was one of the first in the Denton Hair Salon at 9:30 a.m. when her little girl began to fuss because she was hungry. Like any other mother she prepared to […]
By Eliza -- 6 comments
March 6th, 2008
I thought we could get a bit inspired by the celebrity breastfeeding moms and what they had to say about breastfeeding. What are you thoughts on the subject? I have always felt a closeness when my child was breastfeeding and once they gave it up it meant they were in that next phase of life. […]
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March 6th, 2008
In my 50 Things I Wish I Knew About Breastfeeding I mentioned that breastfeeding causes tooth decay, while this may not be the case for everyone, it was the case for my family. I’d always heard that if you breastfed your baby they wouldn’t get cavities and boy was I shocked when I discovered this […]
By Eliza -- 4 comments
March 6th, 2008
The UK just announced that they are going to officially have a “Breastfeeding Week” in May. For those that don’t know, the National Awareness of Breastfeeding week will be (in the UK) from May 11th to May 17th. Events such as getting a breast buddy and talks about how to breastfeed and the benefits to […]
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March 6th, 2008
This is all in fun, but today we’ll list 13 breastfeeding books you may and may not have known about. Oh and if you’ve read one please voice your opinion on it. It makes shopping for books a little easier if we can weed out the good and the bad.
1. Breastfeeding for Dummies
2. The ABCs […]
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March 5th, 2008
Many breastfeeding moms have no clue when they are ill, with a breast infection, sometimes they’ll even mistake it as something else. Here are a few signs that you may have mastitis.
- Your breastfeed and become ill.
- Your breasts get swelled, or extremely engorged and hot.
- extreme pain while feeding or a burning feeling every […]
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