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On Thursday, July 3, 2008, the Tyra Banks show will feature Veronika Robinson (author of The Drinks Are on Me), who will share her experience with breastfeeding her children until they were ages 7 and nearly 8. She has written about her experience before, in an essay entitled Extraordinary Breastfeeding.
Here’s the blurb from the Tyra […]
A study for the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases revealed new ideas about the ability of breastfeeding to prevent rheumatoid arthritis. BBC News reports:
They found women who had breastfed for 13 months or more were half as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis as those who had never breastfed. Those who breastfed for between one and […]
Cancer is the topic for this month’s theme day here at the Health and Wellness Channel at b5media. I have written a lot about how breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer in the mother. This time I want to focus on cancer and the breastfed infant. The good news is that […]
My youngest daughter turned three this past week. Her birthday brought a rush of emotions for me. Amazement: how could she be three already? Surprise: where did that growth spurt come from and how did she suddenly (but right on schedule) fit into her 3T clothes? Pride: she is so much fun, even as she […]
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There’s a fascinating and positive article in the Boston Globe today about how more and more women–mainly highly educated women (thank you very much)–are choosing to breastfeed their toddlers, preschoolers and older children. Barbara F. Meltz wrote “Supply and demand: Evidence suggests more women are breast-feeding their children until they’re toddlers and older — and […]
The daycare that prohibited a Michigan mother from breastfeeding in her son’s room at the center responded by posting a comment today. Rainbow Child Development Center stated:
The Rainbow Child Development Center team would like to make a statement in reply to your concerns. Parents choose to enroll their children at our centers with the understanding […]
Yesterday I received a lovely email from a mother who came across Breastfeeding 1-2-3 and felt inspired to share her breastfeeding story. Jennifer writes:
“My little darling, Faith, is 31 months old and still nursing on demand and I fully intend to allow her to decide when it’s time to wean. I’m working from home, so […]
Coralie of ferrousland from Brisbane, Australia, shared her extended breastfeeding story “Still Breastfeeding at 3″ with me:
“i’m not sure if many of you realise, since i don’t mention it all that often here because it’s such a normal part of our lives, that smiley is still actively breastfeeding.
i don’t go out of my way to […]
Carolyn came across the Mom-to-Mom post on toddler nursing and left a very nice comment (thanks so much Carolyn and thanks to all 12 people who left comments on that post!) Because her comment tells such a wonderful story with her perspective on nursing each of her seven children, I thought I would share it […]
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