Some of you may have noticed that it isn’t as politically correct these days to use the term “extended breastfeeding.” “Full term breastfeeding” is now the more accepted term. Why? Because “extended” nursing implies only breastfeeding longer than the norm, and the norm, as many of you know is sadly not long at all. Also, [...]
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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. [...]
