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babygooroo: Study: Breast-Feeding Improves Academic...

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:16:34 -0500

babygooroo:

Study: Breast-Feeding Improves Academic Performance, Especially for Boys

nursing at the rogers tv greenroom with rex murphy beside us :)

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:04:07 -0500

nursing at the rogers tv greenroom with rex murphy beside us :)

20+ women come together to breastfeed a baby (for a year!) who lost his mom at birth.

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:17:20 -0500

20+ women come together to breastfeed a baby (for a year!) who lost his mom at birth.:

ameyawarde:

I love stories that remind us there is still compassion & selflessness in the world.

Our breastfeeding journey

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:15:38 -0500

This makes me so happy, it often isn’t easy but is so worth it to share breastfeeding with your child. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to do it either, as my efforts with my little boy were exhausting and ended at 5.5 months in tears. I am so deeply filled with joy that my desire to breastfeed my daughter has been fulfilled in spades. Having had to return to work when my baby was only 5 months old, I feel it has help us to sustain our bond, our health and our sanity…

ilovemazzy:

I was not breastfed, neither was my mom. My grandma stopped after my uncle bit her nipple and she was traumatized by the whole thing. I am glad that I am breaking the cycle with Mazzy. We have been breastfeeding for 8 1/2 months now, it has been a long and bumpy road for us. Mazzy was delivered via c-section because we found out she was breech at 35 weeks! So there went my plans for a completely natural, drug-free labor. I never experienced any contractions, so I feel like I missed out on a lot of the experience of childbirth. It was surreal walking the few blocks to the hospital the morning of surgery, knowing that we would meet our little baby in about an hour. The actual c-section was so fast, it took more time prepping and getting the epidural. I heard her scream and they took her away to clean her up and weigh her, Jacob went with the nurses to the other side of the room. The first time I saw her was on camera, a picture Jacob snapped while cutting the cord.

They finally brought her over to me about 20 minutes later and the nurse asked if I wanted to try and feed her. She latched on right away, I thought that was it…it was going to be easy, Wrong! She was groggy from the anesthesia and we had issues latching over the next 4 days in the hospital, so it was tons and tons of pumping and not giving up. My doctor pushed formula on us saying it was best because she had lost some weight (which is completely natural for a newborn breastfed baby) But we stuck to it, and steered clear of the formula.

We dealt with a lactation consultant in the hospital who was downright mean to me. But I was determined to figure it out. We got home and still had issues with getting a proper latch and finding nursing positions that worked for us. The latch issue went on far too long, I now realize I should have gotten help from another consultant. It did eventually work itself out after a few months and some extremely sore nipples.

Then we hit another bump, at around 4 and 5 months Mazzy was very fussy and would kick me, pull my hair and scream every time I tried to feed her. She was so impatient waiting for the letdown. I think she was going through a growth spurt and more hungry than usual. I thought that was going to be the end, but we stuck with it again. She was exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months. I introduced formula as a supplement because she was hungry ALL the time. I actually cried when I gave her the first taste of formula! Ha, I guess those hormones were still hanging around.

Today, we are still breastfeeding every 2 hours, sometimes she will go a little longer but not usually. She gets a bottle or two of formula a day, mostly because of her teething and the pressure on her gums.

Oh, and I have been “bitten” but it hasn’t deterred me :)

galieburgos: Breastfeeding is still the BEST for Babies....

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:10:22 -0500

galieburgos:

Breastfeeding is still the BEST for Babies.

-Lactivists (Lactation Activists)

Read More. :)

Moms Against Climate Change | Take Action | takeactiononclimatechange.com

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:34:39 -0500

Moms Against Climate Change | Take Action | takeactiononclimatechange.com

yoruhime: breasts = feeding mechanisms, their first priority.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:09:47 -0500

yoruhime:

breasts = feeding mechanisms, their first priority.

materialworld: Salma Hayek breastfeeding a baby in Sierra Leone...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:08:55 -0500

materialworld:

Salma Hayek breastfeeding a baby in Sierra Leone (via metawonders)

“…my baby would be very proud to be able to share her milk” -Hayek

I love that she’s as matter of fact about breastfeeding as it deserves to be, issues of which mothers have milk to spare aside.

What’s in your H1N1 flu vaccine? | Vancouver, Canada | Straight.com

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:41:57 -0500

What’s in your H1N1 flu vaccine? | Vancouver, Canada | Straight.com

yeah!

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:16:10 -0500

yeah!

i hope my girl grows up to be this cool, smart, creative and...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:20:00 -0400

i hope my girl grows up to be this cool, smart, creative and bold.

heck, i hope i do

My Media Activism (via PerspectivesOnAGirl)

baby manicurist needed

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:14:22 -0400

omg my boobs look like i am in a destructive relationship… dr.claw is really a passionate nurser. i see a lucrative business for a skilled baby manicurist, i’d pay weekly.

and the hysteria is all about teeth… gah, as if.

(via bloodythumbs)

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:06:21 -0400

(via bloodythumbs)

melissa: Melissa Gira » Annie’s Breasts

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:22:00 -0400

melissa:

Melissa Gira » Annie’s Breasts

why boycott nestle this halloween and every day

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:01:10 -0400

from infact canada

Click here to order the Nestlé Boycott Action Kit

“Can a product which requires clean water, good sanitation, adequate family income and a literate parent to follow printed instructions, be properly and safely used in areas where water is contaminated, sewage runs through the streets, poverty is severe and illiteracy is high?”

In 1978 Nestlé admitted, “No”. Sadly when the same question is asked today, the answer remains, “No”.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF about 1.5 million babies die every year because they were not breastfed. In many parts of the world, not breastfeeding means the difference between life and death. Where water is unsafe, preparing formula means exposing children to the harmful bacteria found in untreated water. This causes many infants to become infected with bacterial diseases, the most feared of which is diarrhoea, which yearly leads to dehydration and death for thousands of infants. Many more millions suffer from infectious diseases and malnutrition, never reaching their full potential because they were not breastfed. The global decline in breastfeeding and the subsequent ascent of “commerciogenic malnutrition” has been attributed in part to the aggressive marketing of breastmilk substitutes by the babymilk and babyfood industry1. To Counteract this dangerous trend, the World Health Assembly ratified an international marketing code2 designed to protect breastfeeding and ensure the proper use of artificial feeding when necessary.

The International Code imposes strict guidelines that prohibit the promotion of infant formula to the public, the promotion of infant formula through health care systems, direct contact between formula companies and mothers, and ensure proper labels on all products describing the benefits of breastfeeding and the dangers of bottlefeeding (see the International Code page on this website for more information).

Despite the fact that Nestlé has promised to comply with the WHO Marketing Code, the company disposes of large quantities of free formulas to maternity hospitals and birthing centres, distributes free formula to pregnant women and new mothers, misinforms about infant feeding, and tries to entice health care workers with enducements and gifts. In Bangladesh, Brazil, Mexico, Russia and South Africa, mothers of newborns receive free Nestlé infant formula samples in hospitals. Health care workers receive gifts such as pens, calendars, and desk sets in Chile, Colombia, and Spain, and in Zimbabwe, health care workers receive Christmas hampers from Nestlé.3 .

Nestlé knows that artificial feeding in the poor areas of the world is dangerous. So why do they promote their products there? The awful reality is that every breastfeeding mother represents competition for formula companies. In what has become a deadly zero-sum game, Nestlé is trying to convince mothers all over the world to engage in dangerous feeding practices.

As the world’s largest babyfood company, Nestlé sets the marketing standards for the industry. Currently, rather than setting a good example, it is the single most prolific violator of the International Code. Participants in the Nestlé Boycott refuse to let Nestlé carry on business as usual while they are at the same time endangering the health of millions. Boycotters refuse to buy any Nestlé products in order to put pressure on the company by creating bad publicity and lowering sales. The Boycott will be promoted and publicized until such time as Nestlé is forced to change its marketing practices and begins to act ethically.

REFERENCES

1. Joint WHO/UNICEF Meeting on Infant and Young Child Feeding. WHO, Geneva, 1979.[back]

2. International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes, and relevant resolution of the WHO World Health Assembly, Geneva, 1981. IBFAN Resolutions. <Resolutions.htm> [back]

3. Breaking the Rules 2001. International Baby Food Action Network, 2001. IBFAN Web Site <http://www.ibfan.org> [back]

useful links

product list http://www.infactcanada.ca/nestle_boycott_product.htm

summrary of issues http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/29/an-open-letter-to-the-attendees-of-the-nestle-family-blogger-event/

now there’s some fun (l)activism!

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:45:46 -0400

now there’s some fun (l)activism!

sign this petition to support bfing women

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:43:25 -0400

sign this petition to support bfing women

"You are the sun, the moon, the earth, you are liquid love, you are warmth, you are security, you are..."

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:50:26 -0400

“You are the sun, the moon, the earth, you are liquid love, you are warmth, you are security, you are comfort in the very deepest aspect of the meaning of comfort”

- quote by Paula Yount.

Pass it on, breastfeeding survey

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:04:17 -0400

Pass it on, breastfeeding survey:

from phd in parenting

I’m really pleased to see more and more organizations stepping up to provide positive messages and support for breastfeeding. I’ve been thrilled to be working with Best for Babes for a while now to try to spread their message about beating the booby traps (and can’t wait to tell you all about some exciting upcoming initiatives!), I’m always happy to recommend kellymom.com as a great resource for research-based breastfeeding information and support on their message boards, and I’m a card carrying member of La Leche League.

Personally, I think the more good information there is out there to support breastfeeding women and to promote breastfeeding, the better (and I dream of the ways we could all work together to do an even better job with our advocacy). So when I heard about the efforts of the women behind Bravado Designs nursing bras to educate the public at large about breastfeeding and support a positive breastfeeding experience for women in North America via their Bravado Breastfeeding Information Council, I was happy to honour their request to tell my readers about a survey they are conducting to better understand the breastfeeding experiences of women.

Go Take the Survey!

I should note that when I took the survey, I was not comfortable giving out my baby’s birth date (as requested), so I just put her month and year of birth instead. I followed up with Bravado afterwards and although they are not able to change the question at this point, they said it is fine to give the birth month instead of date if you prefer.

The survey is open until next Wednesday at midnight and you can win a prize by participating (see the survey for details).

breastfeeding is beautiful blog

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:11:29 -0400

breastfeeding is beautiful blog