One of my faithful readers and commenters, Chatter Box Joe, sweetly nominated me for the One Lovely Blog Award. It feels good to be recognized and appreciated for something you are passionate about. It helps make it all worthwhile really, like you really are writing for an audience and not just because you think you have [...]
I have read some amazing, well-written, interesting, thought-provoking and inspiring breastfeeding-related posts this week. They have been such a pleasure to read I wanted to share my top favorites with you. Do toddlers still need to be given formula milk (a.k.a.Breastmilk v. Formula? by Jenny at Chronicles of a Nursing Mom. Jenny discusses the advertising [...]
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I know I said I would be posting about my fundraising efforts for La Leche League today, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I am unable to do so at this time. Instead, I hope you will find this an educational and enjoyable read. The use of pain relieving medication during pregnancy and labor has been [...]
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Breastfeeding: A Vital Emergency Response Are You Ready? OBJECTIVES OF WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2009 To draw attention to the vital role that breastfeeding plays in emergencies worldwide. To stress the need for active protection and support of breastfeeding before and during emergencies. To inform mothers, breastfeeding advocates, communities, health professionals, governments, aid agencies, donors, and [...]
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(The following story is fictional. Should you see yourself in the Queen then kudos to you!) Once upon a time (as recent as a moment ago), there was a Queen who gave birth to a Princess. What made her a Queen was that her partner called her one, and what made their daughter a Princess [...]
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Today I’m wondering how many of us were breastfed and if you think it made any difference to the type of relationship you have with your mom? Non-breastfeeders feel free to jump in here too. My mom was not breastfed. She, like the rest of her siblings, was bottle fed a concoction made of evaporated [...]
My rant You’d think people would get it, that supporting a breastfeeding culture would decrease hunger issues among children. Not just here at home but in the developing world as well. However, Nestle and the other formula giants felt the need for world domination so with the expertise of their scientists and the expertise of [...]
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