Breastfeeding

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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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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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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Breastfeeding Twins: Lara's Story

January 27, 2011




I’m away at the Blissdom Conference this week and decided to use the opportunity to feature some fabulous guest posts from bloggers I love. This one, by Lara from Gliding Through Motherhood shares her story about nursing twins and her tips for prospective twin moms who want to nurse. ~~~~~ Breastfeeding was never something I [...]

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Risks of Informal Breastmilk Sharing versus Formula Feeding

November 28, 2010




Anyone who has even thought about having a child recently has certainly had the "Breast is Best" message hammered into their brain. They have probably also heard countless tales of women who found breastfeeding difficult or impossible and have probably heard them say that infant formula is an acceptable alternative. While there is nothing wrong [...]

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Too much power, too little judgment in the hands of TSA

November 23, 2010




As most people probably know, the TSA has ramped up its security screening recently. There is an excellent description of the situation in my fellow Care2 blogger Robin Marty's post Groped or Nudie Pics: TSA asks which method you prefer. It describes children being patted down as they scream and beg for it to stop. [...]

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A booby-trapped breastfeeding prize

October 28, 2010




I love when great bloggers guest post for me. Today, I have a wonderful guest poster, Jill from Baby Rabies, with a post that I wish she didn't have to write and that I didn't have to share, because I wish that ridiculous things like this didn't happen. Please read Jill's story about the prize [...]

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