Breastfeeding

Why SEEING breastfeeding on Facebook, and in real life, is important (Guest Post)

February 3, 2012




I’m heading in the direction of slightly warmer weather this week and will be bringing you a few guest posts from authors and activists whose voices and work I adore. First up is breastfeeding advocate Emma Kwasnica talking about the continued harassment of breastfeeding women by facebook staff (which I first wrote about more than [...]

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Breastfeeding Your Toddler: Nutrition and Nurture

December 22, 2011




Some mothers have a specific weaning age in mind when they start nursing their child. Sometimes they change their mind along the way and sometimes they don’t. Other mothers purposely pursue child-led weaning right from the start. Some simply decide to take it one day at a time. Regardless of the approach that you choose, [...]

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Infant formula advertising DOES influence mothers

November 20, 2011




Advertising is a tricky subject. People claim it is necessary to inform us about the choices we have as consumers. People say that putting restrictions on it goes against the principles of free speech. People claim that we are smart and we can see past the the marketing spin. To say otherwise, is to call [...]

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The Walking Wounded (Guest Post)

October 14, 2011




I am away at the Blissdom Canada conference this week. After an interesting discussion with Karen Bayne (@karenebayne) on twitter last week, I asked her if she would be willing to expand on her thoughts in a blog post. Luckily she agreed and here it is. Please welcome Karen to the blog. —– Last week [...]

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Can an IBCLC be a source of objective information about formula feeding?

October 2, 2011




In recent discussions about whether formula companies are a good source of advice on breastfeeding, my emphatic answer was NO! A few people chimed in and asked who could provide objective, evidence-based, judgment free advice on infant feeding. Could it come from a lactation consultant or are they too biased toward breastfeeding? I put the [...]

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Breast Milk: Not a Scarce Commodity

September 24, 2011




The business model and profitability of infant formula companies depends primarily on two myths: The first myth is that informal milk sharing is riskier than infant formula. The second myth is that breast milk is a scarce commodity. The first myth is one I’ve tackled before in my post on the risks of informal breastmilk [...]

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Breastfeeding Advocate Asks Babble to Remove Her “Momination”

September 11, 2011




A little over a year ago, I wrote a post calling out popular parenting website Babble for trying to dupe breastfeeding moms by putting ads for a 1-800 number feeding expert line run by infant formula brand Similac on its Breastfeeding Guide and other baby related content. Despite the fact that global public health experts [...]

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Thanks for Throwing Fuel on the Breastfeeding/Formula Feeding Fire

August 14, 2011




“I’m going to be very blunt in the hopes that it awakens more people to the dangers of infant formula.” Those were the introductory words of a post written by Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D. on Psychology Today’s Moral Landscapes blog. The post, entitled “In light of last week’s posts: Is Pushing Formula Evil?” originates from the [...]

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Another ignorant bus driver…

June 28, 2011




Why does it seem like transportation is the worst industry in the world for breastfeeding mothers? I’m sure everyone has heard the stories of mothers who have been harassed on airplanes. Now, in Detroit, a bus driver tried to kick Afrykan Moon off of a bus for breastfeeding. She was breastfeeding her baby at the [...]

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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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