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A Chinese policewoman who recently gave birth is helping the earthquake disaster relief in China by breastfeeding eight infant quake victims in addition to her own baby. The Citizen reports:
A newspaper in Chengdu, the capital of quake-hit Sichuan province, devoted a special page to the 29-year-old woman, calling her a “hero.”
The woman from the quake-ravaged […]
This latest question relates to the discussion we had recently about promoting breastfeeding to pregnant women.
Dear Angela,
I have a friend who is on bed rest and will probably have premature multiples. I gently asked whether she plans to breastfeed and she responded with comments about how she isn’t sure but she’s sick of strong […]
Karen Kerkhoff Gromada recently released a third revised edition of her book Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding and Caring for Twins or More! Ms. Gromada is a long-time La Leche League leader, registered nurse and lactation consultant. In addition to writing Mothering Multiples she co-authored Keys to Parenting Twins, Keys to Parenting Multiples, and Care of the […]
Registered nurse, lactation consultant and long-time La Leche League Leader Karen Kerkhoff Gromada just revised her book Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding and Caring for Twins or More! The book highlights breastfeeding and attachment-style parenting but covers all aspects of caring for multiple babies from pregnancy to mothering toddler multiples.
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“Desperate Housewives” actress Marcia Cross conceived her twin girls through in vitro fertilization (IVF). The twins are nearly two months old now and Marcia told People magazine how happy she is with new motherhood and what her days are like:
I’ll tell you my routine - it’s really exciting! I feed, I burp, I change diapers, […]
I happened to catch the Oprah show today about siblings. The first guests were the Harris sextuplets, the only set of African-American sextuplets to survive. Their mother Diamond Harris explained how she and her husband used intrauterine insemination to conceive. At first they were told they were having twins, then a subsequent ultrasound showed five […]
A reader shares her experience breastfeeding triplets! Enjoy this Q&A with Julie:
Tell us a little about yourself and your three children!
I am 23 years old and active duty Navy. I’ve been in the Navy for three years. I’ve been married for four years, and my husband just graduated from college in December. […]
Tammy Etheridge (well-known as the actress Tammy Lynn Michaels on the television series Popular) recently had twins with her wife (and yesterday’s Oscar winner for best original song!) Melissa Etheridge. Tammy writes on her blog Hollywood Farm Girl all about how she’s breastfeeding their four-month-old boy-girl twins Miller Steven and Johnnie Rose. Before the Oscars, […]
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