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La Leche League recently celebrated its 50th year of mother-to-mother breastfeeding support. I am curious — have you ever attended a meeting?
Have you ever attended a La Leche League meeting?
Yes, I am (or was) a leader
Yes, I’m a leader applicant
Yes, more than one meeting
Yes, and I’d like to go again
Yes, it was helpful but […]
Nearly 200 voters expressed their opinions on the age, if any, that breastfeeding in public becomes in appropriate. I was glad to see that 35% of voters felt that nursing in public is always appropriate. I was surprised to see 6% of voters say it’s never appropriate. The overall breakdown:
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As we approach Breastfeeding Awareness Month this coming August, my thoughts return to the issue of nursing in public. Polls in the past have touched on various aspects of this issue. You can see voters’ thoughts on nursing in public in general, using a nursing cover, and carrying a copy of the state breastfeeding laws […]
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your comments and watching the poll results on what I should name Baby Egg White, III. Thank you! While you all had clear favorites in Camille and Rebecca, discussions continue between my husband and me, and we are not that much closer to figuring out the name. Tick tock, tick tock […]
No poll results have surprised me more than these. I understand that the pool of readers who actually answer the polls here (only a very small fraction of people who visit the blog — I hope more of you vote in the latest poll to help me name my baby!) might be quite skewed, but […]
I am not even 20 weeks along in this pregnancy and already I am focused on the birth. After two unsatisfying hospital births, this time I am working with a midwife toward a home birth. I am curious about your thoughts on birth choices and whether or not they affect breastfeeding success rates. Do you […]
When polled, “Do you ask pregnant women if they plan to breastfeed?” many readers said it depends on how they know the pregnant women — are they friends, acquaintances, strangers, or clients? Several readers left thoughtful comments with advice on how to bring up the subject of breastfeeding. Here are the complete poll results from […]
Sixty-four percent of 111 voters said their most recent or only child had only had breast milk and had never had any artificial milk. That left 36% of voters whose child has had at least some artificial milk at some point. Here is the complete breakdown:
Special shout-out to the 11 percent of voters who started […]
The other day at a 5-year-old’s birthday party I chatted with another one of the mothers, who was also due with her third baby. She was going in for a scheduled cesarean section in two more days. We had a lovely chat for nearly an hour as the kids played at the indoor play area. […]
When I counsel a breastfeeding mother, I do not break into a cheer — “Breast is best!” — or launch into a lecture — “Breast milk is the norm; formula is subpar.” My goal is to support the mother. However, there are appropriate times and places to send a breastfeeding advocacy message (government health campaigns, […]
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