February 2012
21 posts
Timeline of a breastfed baby →
How to be a breastfeeding superstar. →
A blog post by yours truly with tips for the pregnant mom on how to set yourself up to rock at breastfeeding.
The Breastfeeding Blog Hop 2012 →
Do We Need Breastfeeding Laws? →
parenting:
In Indonesia, unlike in the United States, breastfeeding isn’t considered simply a lifestyle or parenting choice; it’s the law. Exclusive breastfeeding has in fact been legally backed since 2009, and the laws have recently been strengthened. In a nation where clean water isn’t always available, the country hopes to have 80 percent of its babies exclusively breastfed by 2015, and to...
Would You Fire Someone for Pumping Breast Milk? →
This is horrifying. I will be following this case closely.
“Dear Google Doodlers,
We, the breastfeeding community, would be delighted to...”
– http://www.hygeiababy.com/blog/?p=397
From A Dad Who Supports Breastfeeding: My Boys... →
January 2012
30 posts
Shower Hug therapeutic breast compress →
This would make an awesome gift for a pregnant or newly nursing mama. Love the story behind the product/company, too.
4 tags
Top 10 best things about breastfeeding a toddler
We’re coming up fast on two years and still going strong. Aside from the obvious benefits of cuddles, closeness and connection, here are some of the things I’ve learned - and some things I LOVE - about nursing a toddler.
10. They get it. They understand that what you’re doing for them is awesome, and they appreciate it SO MUCH. Nursing a baby is great but they don’t really...
Huff Post: The Truth About Breastfeeding →
Well, one woman’s truth anyway. I don’t agree with everything she says, but overall it’s pretty pro-breastfeeding and therefore not too horrible. Good comments from lots of concerned lactation consultants below, too.
Gentle Nightweaning →
Selflessness
Selflessness by Vimala McClure
Everything which endures can only do so because Eternal Consciousness gives it a sentience. A mother who gives herself completely to her infant meets herself in the dark and finds fulfillment. In the hours between midnight and dawn, she crosses the threshold of self-concern and discovers a Self that has no limits. A wise mother meets this Presence with humility and...
Breastfeeding-addicted toddler needs tough love. →
Okay - the title of this article made my hackles stand up. But then I read it and realized it’s actually not a bad article. The mom breastfed her son til age 3 and then she’d had enough, so she weaned him. No harm, no foul. Sounds like all went okay.
That said, I have often wondered HOW I would possibly wean Zoe if she decides not to do the self-directed “child-led...
“Are you STILL breastfeeding that baby? Teeth are God’s way of telling you...”
– http://mythnomore.blogspot.com/2012/01/for-when-comments-start.html (Awesome article - lots of proof for the benefits of extended breastfeeding!)
Why normalizing breastfeeding matters. →
This is brilliant - be sure to watch the video.
Top pediatricians back breastfeeding on Sesame... →
Duh. As well they should. Come on, Sesame Street! Bring back your 70s and 80s awesomeness.
Mothers' hard work pays off with big brains for... →
Check out the big brain on Zoe!
Sleeping with Baby, December
Sleeping with Baby, December
(by Kelly Averill-Savino, 1995) Steam rises, here and north of here, from a hundred holes in the snow, from a hundred warm stone caves where sister bear curls dreaming against the cold around a cub who grumbles, stirs the way you do against my belly, under this thick, white blanket. In the walls of here and everywhere in fluffy nests of shredded work gloves, leaves,...
Continuing Breastfeeding Beyond the First Year →
Nice to see this pro-breastfeeding info from the American Academy of Pediatricians. Go long, mamas!
“For us, right now, nursing is an unbeatable tool in our arsenal. It has helped...”
– http://jezebel.com/5874927/i-guess-i-forgot-to-wean-my-baby (Awesome, awesome article about “accidentally” nursing toddlers)
Breastfeeding links and resources →
Here’s the stack I created on Delicious for all of the breastfeeding links, articles and resources I’ve amassed over the past two years. Can I just giggle like a 13 year old boy for a moment that it’s called a “stack” - kind of appropriate, no? ;)
“I’m so happy my kid can breastfeed, I might let her do it forever.”
– http://offbeatmama.com/2012/01/breastfeeding-toddler
Breastfeeding while glamorous. →
Needless to say, I adore this blog post!