March 3rd is the day to see breastfeeding on TV. There are two shows, both airing on Wednesday at 8:00, which unfortunately for people with both channels means you have to choose between them. One is on the Discovery Health Channel in the United States and the other is on the CBC in Canada.
First of [...]
What happens to Haiti when the rainy season comes? When this already impoverished country has been destroyed by an earthquake and multiple devastating aftershocks? When there is little to no shelter or sanitation?
More people die. Babies and children die from preventable waterborne illnesses like diarrhea and malaria.
However, Save The Children is doing their best to [...]
Breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world, so do we really need a piece of technology to do it better? And if you breastfeed on demand, which is the method of feeding I recommend, so long as your baby is gaining weight and producing enough wet diapers, then you shouldn’t have to worry about whether [...]
In light of the recent earthquake in Haiti, I am re-posting (with editing) something I wrote for World Breastfeeding Awareness Week 2009. May it be my small effort towards educating people about the importance of breastfeeding the babies in Haiti at this time.
My gratitude and admiration go out to all the mothers in Haiti who [...]
Thanks to the press for yet another reason to jump to the defense of parents who sleep with their infants. Recently, the news reported that a mother, who was flying from Washington D.C. to Kuwait, fell asleep nursing her four week old infant and accidentally suffocated her. Of course the words “breastfeeding” and “suffocates infant” [...]
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My blog is working again! In case any of you missed it, the blog was acting pretty funky for 24 hours (missing blog posts, half disappeared blog posts). It was like a virtual toddler with virtual scissors got access and went in and just started haphazardly cutting. I seriously thought my toddler was probably to [...]
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Are you going to be a part of this year’s Global Breastfeeding Challenge? The Quintessence Foundation is holding its Breastfeeding Challenge 2009 this October 3rd with “latch on” occurring at 11am. Last year, there were 300 sites with over 7,632 babies in 19 countries. All that is needed is at least one breastfeeding mother and child. [...]
