Comments on: What does support look like? What to do and not do to support a breastfeeding mother

By: Guest Post: Societal Barriers to Breastfeeding | A green living, green parenting blog

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:50:31 +0000

[...] need to keep providing medical, technical and moral support to women who are struggling with breastfeeding. That will always be a requirement. But to truly [...]

By: Thanks for Throwing Fuel on the Breastfeeding/Formula Feeding Fire | PhD in Parenting

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:04:53 +0000

[...] as a “breastfeeding prize”, the impact of formula samples given in the hospital, and ways to know that your health care professional is not supportive of breastfeeding. All of those issues, all of those posts, originate from the premise that the vast majority of [...]

By: What does support look like? What to do and not do to support a breastfeeding mother « MomsRising Blog

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:02:38 +0000

[...] posted from PhD in Parenting blog [...]

By: Pro Breastfeeding

Pro Breastfeeding — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:27:02 +0000

Great advice! Thank you and Happy New Year!

By: Is WIC shooting the CDC in the foot when it comes to breastfeeding rates? | PhD in Parenting

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:51:08 +0000

[...] Ultimately, if the point of WIC is to improve the health of low income mothers and babies and if the goal of the CDC is to increase breastfeeding rates in order to improve the health of the nation, all decisions about how WIC’s support to moms and infants is provided should be done with a view to supporting breastfeeding first and foremost, with formula as an option only available upon specific request. These moms do not need to be guilted into breastfeeding, but they should be given all the support in the world to help them be successful. [...]

By: My Picks for Best Breastfeeding Blogs and Posts | PhD in Parenting

My Picks for Best Breastfeeding Blogs and Posts | PhD in Parenting — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:54:52 +0000

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By: Showing Appreciation for Underappreciated Posts | PhD in Parenting

Showing Appreciation for Underappreciated Posts | PhD in Parenting — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:31:20 +0000

[...] Mama Luxe from Mama Saga also weighed in on this topic. She put together a great discussion on why it is that so many women choose not to breastfeed or give up seemingly so easily. She touches strongly on the issue of support in her post, which I also feel is crucial. That is why I posted about how to support a breastfeeding mother. [...]

By: Six Week Check-Up « Childbearing Canada

Six Week Check-Up « Childbearing Canada — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:13:14 +0000

[...] her decision is and that she is a great mother no matter what decision she makes. Read up about what it really means to support a breastfeeding mother. Give her a hug. Let her [...]

By: “How else would you have us say it?” « Raising My Boychick

“How else would you have us say it?” « Raising My Boychick — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:50:15 +0000

[...] about how fortunate we are that formula is adequate to sustain life now, or perhaps even bemoan the lack of support women have for establishing and sustaining breastfeeding, or discuss the local milk bank or milk [...]

By: Breastfeeding: Remove the Booby Traps with Best for Babes | PhD in Parenting

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:37:49 +0000

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