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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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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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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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Similac and Babble team up to dupe breastfeeding moms

September 3, 2010




If you wanted to eat a healthy lunch, but had a craving to scarf down two Mars bars instead, would you call the Mars company for advice on how to curb your cravings? If you were trying to get in shape and exercise, but didn’t feel like going for your morning run, would you call [...]

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Tell Nestlé that formula doesn’t PROTECT babies

June 15, 2010




Baby Milk Action is heading up a campaign to e-mail Nestlé about its formula labels that claim that its formula protects babies. It is encouraging people to e-mail Nestlé to demand that it put a stop to this practice.  Here is a brief excerpt from Baby Milk Action’s facebook page: Nestle’s latest global marketing strategy [...]

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This is why I’m a breastfeeding advocate

May 15, 2010




People often wonder why I bother with breastfeeding advocacy. This is why. Someone posted a link to my 50 reasons to breastfeed anytime, anywhere on one of the message boards at the bump. The mother of a 3 month old baby wrote: Thanks for posting this.  It’s like a high five   Just when I [...]

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50 Reasons for Breastfeeding Anytime, Anywhere

May 14, 2010




Once again, there has been an incident where someone went up to a breastfeeding mother and told her she had to cover up or leave. Once again, the media feels to need to create a breeding ground for ignorance by asking questions like “should there be any restrictions on breastfeeding in public?” The answer to [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Breastfeeding Bliss

May 6, 2010




My online friend Nikki nursing topless in the Dominican Republic. Looking forward to meeting her in Berlin when she gets back from vacation.

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Is WIC shooting the CDC in the foot when it comes to breastfeeding rates?

April 6, 2010




During the past week two significant studies on breastfeeding in the United States were released. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released statistics on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration, by State using data from the National Immunization Survey for the period of 2004 to 2008. The racial differences highlighted [...]

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New study on impact of free formula on breastfeeding rates

March 17, 2010




A Canadian report was released looking at the impact of free formula on breastfeeding rates. At parentcentral.ca, Laurie Monsebraaten and Noor Javed wrote about the study in Free formula spoils breastfeeding: Almost 40 per cent of new mothers leave the hospital with free infant formula, a recipe for spoiled breastfeeding according to a new Toronto [...]

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