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The discussion about toughening up the nipples for breastfeeding sparked an interesting comment from Dawn Martin:
“Some tenderness…” Right…. I can’t tell you how much Lanolin I used each time (I’m nursing my second now) and it STILL hurt like hell in the beginning. I am quite sensitive to pain. What would have been helpful with […]
The FDA has issued a warning about the use of codeine by nursing mothers. The agency notes that breastfeeding mothers have used codeine safely for many years, and codeine is generally considered the safest narcotic drug for pain relief after a mother gives birth. However, infants are at risk of morphine overdose if their mothers […]
Welcome to this month’s “Travel” theme day here at the b5media Science and Health Channel. Believe it or not, travel is a hot topic in breastfeeding news, especially in light of the new U.S. Transportation Security Administration rules for traveling with expressed breast milk. Of course, travel is a hot topic for all the science […]
The country music song Let Them Be Little has become a favorite of breastfeeding advocates after Grammy-award winning singer Billy Dean sang his song at the LLLI Conference in July. Here’s a video set to the song — it’s a photo montage from La Leche League of Marion County’s World Breastfeeding Week celebration in Ocala, […]
This breastfeeding quote comes to us from the late James P. Grant, past Executive Director of UNICEF:
Breastfeeding is a natural safety net against the worst effects of poverty. If a child survives the first month of life, the most dangerous period of childhood, then for the next 4 months or so, exclusive breastfeeding goes a […]
On August 8, 2007, mothers around the world participated in an attempt to break the world record for synchronized breastfeeding. The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) organizers have an official Synchronized Breastfeeding Worldwide site and they want to make this an annual event, with each participating country attempting to break its own record each […]
Earlier this week I posted a reader’s review of the lila bean nursing cover. In that review, the breastfeeding mother concluded with the statement:
There’s also the whole argument that nursing covers call more attention to the whole process, but that’s probably a story for another posting.
Well, let’s talk about that! How do you all […]
It was not surprising to me that just over half of the voters said their breastfed children do not use a pacifier. I’m reading a book right now that suggests that many attachment-parented, breastfed children will refuse a pacifier, special blanket or other “lovey” because they are securely attached to people as opposed to objects. […]
Here are the breastfeeding advocacy questions on my mind today: when I attend a breastfeeding support group meeting, should I attempt to refrain from breastfeeding my 2.5-year-old so as not to shock or possibly alienate the new mothers? What about toddler nursing in public? Does it open people’s eyes about the prevalence and duration of […]
Today’s breastfeeding product review comes from Amanda, a mother whose nursling Sam celebrates his first birthday this week! Amanda tried out the lila bean nursing cover a few months ago and shared her thoughts with me.
“Hi, my name is Amanda and I nurse in public.
I was so excited when I was asked to review […]
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