This is a continuation of the story of my breastfeeding journey. I broke it up into two parts because it was too long and this part has a lot of … [Read more...]
WIC clinic at Hickory Hollow Mall
October 20, 2009
WSMV is reporting that Antioch, Tenn. is joining a new trend that's slowly happening across the country: More and more health clinics are opening up … [Read more...]
Support the Breastfeeding Promotion Act 2009
June 18, 2009 1 Comment
ivda2my6h9 Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) introduced the Breastfeeding Promotion Act in both houses of … [Read more...]
Celebrating Our Commitment to Breastfeeding
May 26, 2009 5 Comments
I moved to the US when I was four months pregnant and still waiting to get my green card. By the time it came through, I was too far along in my … [Read more...]
Support the Breastfeeding Promotion Act
May 19, 2009 1 Comment
Breastfeeding is good for mothers and their babies and it has positive economic impacts as well. Breastfed babies are generally healthier than … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Protects Against Swine Flu
May 11, 2009 Leave a Comment
As parents were have all recently been nervous about the H1N1 (swine) flu outbreaks, how it will affect our children and wondering how to protect … [Read more...]
Benefits of Extended Breastfeeding
April 27, 2009 16 Comments
Extended breastfeeding is accepted in breastfeeding terminology to mean nursing your child for more than a year. Despite my commitment to … [Read more...]
New HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding: Have Your Say!
April 13, 2009 1 Comment
This week we have a great way for you to get involved and have you say about breastfeeding and how you can bring about change in breastfeeding policy … [Read more...]
The Skinny on Donating Breast Milk
April 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
I've written a lot on the site recently about problems associated with low milk supply but there are moms out there who have so much milk they don't … [Read more...]
Village Breastfeeds Baby Moses
March 29, 2009 6 Comments
On 11 January, in the wee hours of the morning, Charles Moses Martin Goodrich was born. Tragically, this happy time was mixed with sadness when … [Read more...]