weaning

Breastfeeding and Early Weaning

May 18, 2010




In Canada and in Germany, almost all mothers (more than 90%) plan to breastfeed. However, in both of those countries the percentage of mothers who do end up exclusively breastfeeding is much lower than the percentage of mothers who planned to. Unfortunately, there are still people out there who blame the mothers and who say [...]

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Second guest post on Canadian Family

July 15, 2009




My second guest blog post just went up on the Canadian Family blog.  Today I’m talking about going back to work and weaning…or not weaning. Reconsidering the 11 month wean Head over there and check it out and drop me a comment with your thoughts.

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A time to wean? Your opinion, others opinions and how to deal

July 11, 2009




Image credit: teresia on flickr I received an e-mail from a reader who is feeling alone and criticized due to her parenting choices. Unfortunately, she is not alone in feeling that way. A lot of people do. Here is her story: I am a 23 year old mom, with a 2 1/2 year old son. [...]

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The calories and breastfeeding rollercoaster

November 25, 2008




Everyone knows that breastfeeding helps you lose the excess fat leftover from your pregnancy. But it is more complex than that. Breastfeeding by the numbers Being a bit of a math geek, I thought I’d have some fun with the numbers. Let’s start with the basics: Producing 1oz of breastmilk burns about 26 calories: According [...]

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"Got breastmilk?"…got a lawsuit…

July 31, 2008




She’s back… A few weeks ago I blogged about The Lactivist Jennifer Laycock’s silence of over a month. Well today we found out what it takes to get her back to blogging about boobs. It appears that the California Milk Processors Board is upset over a breastfeeding advocate’s t-shirts with the slogan “Got Breastmilk?”. Read [...]

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