Emma Kwasnica

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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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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One step forward, two steps back

January 7, 2009




Back in October, I participated in the Breastfeeding Challenge for the 3rd time. This wonderful event is organized raise awareness about breastfeeding and to make mothers more confident breastfeeding in public. Emma Kwasnica of Montreal also participated in the challenge while tandem nursing her two children and was shown in an article on the challenge [...]

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