Breastfeeding

Spanish government authorities removed 15 month old nursling from mother's care due to her refusal to wean her child by force

June 9, 2011




This is a guest post by Louma from Amor Maternal. It was originally posted on her blog and has been republished here at her request/with her permission. We are all Habiba… Nine days ago, on May 31st, a Morrocan mother known as Habiba had her child taken away from her without her consent, allegedly because [...]

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Strange and Disturbing Breastfeeding News of the Week

May 18, 2011




Another week, another round of disturbing stories about breastfeeding in the news. At Bad Moms Club, I wrote about Child Protective Services being called to Mariah Carey's hospital room because she was drinking and breastfeeding. Her partner was able to intervene and CPS left, but after learning a lot more about how easily and willingly [...]

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Can you spare some breastmilk for Anaya?

April 11, 2011




I've written before about the rise in informal breastmilk sharing as an alternative to formula feeding. For some parents, giving their babies human milk is a preference — i.e. they just want to give their baby what nature intended. For other parents, however, giving breast milk can be a life or death, comfort or suffering, [...]

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The smarter you are, the stupider you look

April 4, 2011




Look at this woman. What are your impressions of her? Now take a look at her again. What are your impressions now? Did anything change? The latest baffling study A recent study called Spoiled Milk: An Experimental Examination of Bias Against Mothers Who Breastfeed by Jessi L. Smith, Kristin Hawkinson, and Kelli Paull (all from [...]

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Not all breast pumps are made equal (OUCH!)

March 12, 2011




When I was pregnant with my first baby, I remember picking out items for the baby registry and purchasing things we wanted to have before he arrived. Most things were easy to pick out. However, there were a few items that I felt uneasy about choosing. In particular, the two things that I found most [...]

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Se couvrir : un enjeu féministe

March 8, 2011




First in English, then in Spanish, and now in French! (en français).  Many thanks to reader Catherine Leclerc for the translation from English into French. I've personally spent a lot of time in Quebec and France as a breastfeeding mother. In France, I always felt like I stood out and was being stared at when I [...]

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CUBRIRSE: Es una cuestión feminista

March 3, 2011




Last week I released a video that I produced called Covering Up is a Feminist Issue and gave other bloggers permission to share the video on their blogs. One of the bloggers who shared it is Saray. On her blog, Mothers Utopia, she put up both English and Spanish posts about the video. That gave [...]

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Covering Up is a Feminist Issue (Video)

February 20, 2011




Background Last year, I wrote a post called Covering Up is a Feminist Issue after seeing yet another comment from a self-proclaimed non-judgmental woman asking why women can't just cover up when they are breastfeeding. The presumption that her comfort level should dictate how other people dress or act irked me into action. The post [...]

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"Because breastfeeding isn't always easy, we're here to help" — La Leche League Canada

February 7, 2011




Do you remember back in the summer when I donated $400 towards a La Leche League Canada campaign starring Canadian actor Sitara Hewitt from Little Mosque on the Prairie? Well that PSA has been released. For more information on the video and to find out how you can help La Leche League Canada spread the [...]

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UNICEF to Health Canada: Formula isn't second best

February 7, 2011




Health Canada is currently in the process of updating its recommendations for infant feeding. As part of that process, Health Canada has solicited comments from stakeholders and the general public on its draft statement on Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants – Recommendations from Birth to Six Months through an online consultation. The update to their [...]

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