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Most days, I’m proud to be Canadian. Whether I’m talking about our health care system, our maternity and parental leave programs, feminist leaders, or other topics close to my heart, my country usually makes me proud (even if it isn’t perfect). Today, however, my heart sunk. I was hit with bad news and then slapped [...]
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The World Health Organization (WHO)’s International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes was adopted by the World Health Assembly in 1981 as a minimum requirement to ensure appropriate feeding of infants and young children. According to the WHO ’s FAQs on the International Code:
The protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding rank among the most effective [...]
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If I could sum up in 140 characters or less the root of the controversy at BlogHer this weekend and perhaps the root of controversy in life in general, it would be this:
At BlogHer there were the crazed consumers and the environmentalists. There were the moms wearing babies and the women hating babies. There were [...]
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I was reminded this weekend that there are different types of exhaustion and sleep deprivation. As a mom of two, I have very recent and extensive experience with lack of sleep. But the lack of sleep that comes from being woken constantly by a baby and the exhaustion of chasing a toddler is so completely [...]
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Yes, I’m talking about boobs again…
BlogHer Backtalk
This week on BlogHer Backtalk they are talking about blogging about breastfeeding. When announcing upcoming segments, chris from BlogHer asked: “Breastfeeding? Is there anything left to say about it? Apparently there is. Have you written a post on the topic?.” My reply: “Have I written a [...]
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