The following post by Ruth Moss is #4 in my series on Mental Health and Breastfeeding. The other posts can be found here, here and here. Ruth was one of the first breastfeeding moms I made friends with on Twitter. Her talent for writing can be enjoyed all over the internet. For a list [...]
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Disclaimer: I’m about to get all social work-y and academic on you today. I’m playing student as I examine social oppression its relationship with breastfeeding and formula feeding in Canada.
Recent health promotion campaigns have encouraged people to adopt healthier lifestyles (quit smoking, breastfeed, eat well, etc.) but less attention has been given to promoting [...]
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This is Post #3 in my Breastfeeding and Mental Health series. Today I am honoured to have a guest post from Arwyn at Raising My Boychick who shares her experience of a meeting with her psychiatrist when she was considering having a baby and breastfeeding. The other posts in this series can be found here, [...]
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This is post #2 in my Mental Health and Breastfeeding series. The other posts can be found here, here and here.
In her article Does breastfeeding really protect against postpartum depression? Lauren Hale from the Atlanta Northside New Moms Examiner discusses one study’s findings that postpartum depression is the result of biochemical hormonal changes in the postpartum period.
She also [...]
Today I am honoured to have a guest post from Jennifer at Barely Knit Together.
As some of you know I am in the process of applying for my Masters in Social Work. My goal is to work with in psychiatry (my career background before I became a mom) specifically with women and families. I’d [...]
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Welcome to the October Carnival of Breastfeeding. The theme this month is “What I wish I knew then.” Make sure you check out the other carnival participant posts linked at the bottom of this one. They will be updated throughout the day.
I wish I knew that cracked and bleeding nipples weren’t something a breastfeeding mom [...]
Since 1971 August 26th has been Women’s Equality Day. Although this was a great leap in history for women, we are still faced with rampant sexism today.
Women are discriminated against for many reasons. In North America and Britain and throughout many other parts of the developed world, breastfeeding can be one of them. It is [...]
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