Introduction to Breastfeeding
We are thrilled that you want to breastfeed your baby and want to offer you all the help we can to get you under way. Key points of the video are: 1. Enlisting the help of a lactation consultant 2. Simple instruction on latch 3. Clogged ducts and how to treat them Read More →
Massachusetts New Law Protects Rights of Breastfeeding Mothers
The following two articles are both reports and reactions to Massachusetts new laws protecting the rights of breastfeeding mothers. Prior to the change, a breastfeeding mom could be charged with indecent exposure, and would have to register as a sex offender! Now moms are not only allowed to breastfeed publicly, but anyone who harasses a breastfeeding... [Read more...]
Breast is Best – Overview of the Reasons for Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding your baby is one of the greatest gifts you can ever give both to your child and yourself. Both mothers to healthcare professionals recommended that you give your child the best start in life through nursing. This inclusive lists incorporates all the reasons found in the other articles giving you one place to find all the answer. ... [Read more...]
Medical Benefits of Breastfeeding
Beyond the nurturing and nutrition breast milk offers numerous medical benefits to both the mother and baby. Read on for more info: 1. Breast milk helps the developing baby’s immune system and gives them immunities to disease Formula doesn’t give any of these benefits. Breast milk gives babies antibodies from the mother to help fight... [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Positions
Positioning your baby is an important part of breastfeeding correctly especially in the beginning as this will as help the baby to have a good latch and maximize the amount of milk the baby receives. The video highlights: 1. Overview of various breastfeeding positions 2. How to establish a good latch 3. Alternating between breasts 4. Frequency of feedings Read More →
Breast Compression
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJrBRYxDNSE&NR=1 Dr Jack Newman reveals how to do breast compression to ensure the baby is getting the maximum milk and emptying the breast. Read More →
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...]
Refuting “The Case Against Breastfeeding”
There have been an avalanche of commentaries since Hanna Rosin’s publication of “The Case Against Breastfeeding“ in The Atlantic, April 2009, which came out last week. Rosin, a contributing editor and mother of three, challenges whether women want to breastfeed or feel pressured to do so by society. She argues that the evidence... [Read more...]
Facebook vs Nursing Mother: Hitting Back at Accusations that Nursing is Sexually Explicit
There is a hot debate in the media right now about the right to post breastfeeding pictures online. Facebook recently began removing profile pictures from members showing mothers nursing their babies and it has resulted in a global uproar. Members have been threatened with expulsion from the site if they repost the pictures. Facebook claims the... [Read more...]
Be Inspired: Mom of Octuplets Plans to Breastfeed
There has been much controversy about the California mom who gave birth to octuplets on 26 January 2009. Despite people’s opinions on the moral issues surrounding her having so many babies at once, I am hugely inspired by her commitment to breastfeed them all. Any mom who has breastfed her own baby knows that it takes commitment and dedication... [Read more...]
