Cross Feeding: Reverting Back to Ancient Pastimes
Catherine Connors (pictured here) is a regular mamma who writes a personal blog commenting on her life and journey into motherhood. She has recently come under fire for nursing another mother’s baby in public. At a recent parenting conference, Catherine met another mother, Laura, and her 11 month old baby. Catherine had forgotten to... [Read more...]
Top 15 Reasons to Breastfeed
With so many reasons to breastfeeding your baby we highlighted our top 15 to really punch home the most important motivations to give this gift both to yourself and your child. Here we go! 1. Recommended by UNICEF and the World Health Organization The World Health Organization in collaboration with UNICEF state in their “Global Strategy for Infant... [Read more...]
Support the Breastfeeding Promotion Act 2009
ivda2my6h9 Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) introduced the Breastfeeding Promotion Act in both houses of Congress on 11 June. This is the first time the bill has been introduced in the Senate. Forty-seven states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have already implemented laws protecting... [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Reduces Risk of SIDS
It has long been suggested that breastfeeding reduces the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) but this recent German study proves it. The protection last as long as the child is breastfed. For more go to: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090302/hl_nm/us_breastfeeding_sids;_ylt=ApJ513VMPe_PsvPm78aBK8bgcbYF For more info on Reasons to Breastfeed... [Read more...]
Going from “Ow” to “Wow”: Overcoming Painful Nursing
My friend May gave birth to her first baby at the end of December. Like many new mothers she is struggling with nipple pain and asked me for a few tips. Pain while nursing puts many people off breastfeeding or discourages them enough to give up. We want you to have the best start possible when nursing your baby. This week I offer some tips to... [Read more...]
Celebrating my Second Year Nurniversary
Last week my son, Connor, turned two. My little baby is now a boy. I am celebrating my second year of breastfeeding him and am so happy and proud to have made it this far. I have written about how we started and we got to this point in My Story. Take a look if you haven’t done so yet. I am so happy to be here now where nursing is simple... [Read more...]
Mom Awaits Review of Ontario’s Breastfeeding Policy
Alison Kennedy was asked to move to another part of the building when she breastfed her baby in a warm pool at Tansley Woods Community Centre in Burlington last month. She was going to file a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) but has put this on hold as the municipality is reviewing its policy on breastfeeding. The OHRC’s... [Read more...]
Nursing in Public
Our children have the right to be breast fed anywhere and anytime. We, as mothers, should feel the freedom to feed them in public without the need to hurry off home which is often impractical and, especially for new moms, would have them chained to their homes for months on end. There has been a large push to promote breastfeeding worldwide over the... [Read more...]
Inspiring You to Share Your Story
In years gone by, breastfeeding experience and wisdom was passed down from older members of the tribe to those just starting out on their journey. In our modern world, this has been lost as we no longer live in villages but separate family units instead. Many were not breastfed as babies, so our mothers have no idea how to teach and support us... [Read more...]
Renee Water’s Story
I would love to say that the moment my little baby came to the breast for the first time he sucked and immediately we had a breastfeeding relationship. But for many of us, it just wasn’t the case. My son, Rowan, would suck on his upper lip and therefore receive no milk. Then he got struck down with jaundice and was in the NICU for two days... [Read more...]
