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NIPLASH n. [Fr. nipple + whiplash]: When a baby decides not to take a break from nursing and suddenly and energetically jerks her head around to look up down and all around the room (still firmly latched onto your boob). Submitted by Jill Kravetz of Brookline, MA.
(I’m in LOVE with this word. I know I said that “neomamma” belonged in the dictionary the other day. But, if I can only make one request, I’ll take it back and submit Jill’s word instead.)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfnu89wPFV1qb0fs4o1_500.png)
New Duke study: Antibodies in breast milk can help neutralize HIV
NIPLASH n. [Fr. nipple + whiplash]: When a baby decides not to take a break from nursing and suddenly and energetically jerks her head around to look up down and all around the room (still firmly latched onto your boob). Submitted by Jill Kravetz of Brookline, MA.
(I’m in LOVE with this word. I know I said that “neomamma” belonged in the dictionary the other day. But, if I can only make one request, I’ll take it back and submit Jill’s word instead.)
You Asked. They Answered. TIME’s AP moms take your questions.
Bear Grylls knows what’s up.
Some of these breastfeeding portraits are so beautiful they literally made me weep. Like this shot of the badass military mamas nursing their babies!
There are also some amazingly gorgeous tandem nursing shots here. Enjoy!
(click image to see full gallery)
Fact: if more people nursed into toddlerhood, there would be no more need to call them the “terrible” twos. Just sayin.
Also? Here’s a great article about why nursing toddlers should be no big deal.
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NIPPLETASKING v. [Fr. nipple + multitasking] When your baby is sucking, but ALSO, humming, trying to talk, kicking his leg(s), pounding his arm(s), wiggling his fingers, rolling his eyes, batting his eyelashes and generally twisting all over the place - all at the same time. Submitted by Helen, in Osaka, Japan.
(I received Helen’s email this morning. You – like me – probably wanted to know how Helen and her family were faring in light of the disaster. Helen explained that Osaka is southwest of the hardest hit areas. However, “…we’re definitely all quite on edge… Life with a baby continues though – and is a very welcome diversion from all this!”
I’d feel pretty remiss if I didn’t mention that there are many, many ways in which we can help those who were affected or who will be affected by the tragedy. Here’s just one link: Mercy Corps meets all twenty of the Better Business Bureau’s standards for charity accountability, and Charity Navigator gave it its highest rating in organizational efficiency. Donations to Mercy Corps will help both the immediate and the long-term needs of earthquake survivors. If you have other organizations that you support and would like to give them a “plug,” please help draw awareness to them by commenting below. And, yes, I am aware that this post began with the word, “nippletasking.”)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li496dsigM1qb0fs4o1_500.png)
NIPPLETASKING v. [Fr. nipple + multitasking] When your baby is sucking, but ALSO, humming, trying to talk, kicking his leg(s), pounding his arm(s), wiggling his fingers, rolling his eyes, batting his eyelashes and generally twisting all over the place - all at the same time. Submitted by Helen, in Osaka, Japan.
(I received Helen’s email this morning. You – like me – probably wanted to know how Helen and her family were faring in light of the disaster. Helen explained that Osaka is southwest of the hardest hit areas. However, “…we’re definitely all quite on edge… Life with a baby continues though – and is a very welcome diversion from all this!”
I’d feel pretty remiss if I didn’t mention that there are many, many ways in which we can help those who were affected or who will be affected by the tragedy. Here’s just one link: Mercy Corps meets all twenty of the Better Business Bureau’s standards for charity accountability, and Charity Navigator gave it its highest rating in organizational efficiency. Donations to Mercy Corps will help both the immediate and the long-term needs of earthquake survivors. If you have other organizations that you support and would like to give them a “plug,” please help draw awareness to them by commenting below. And, yes, I am aware that this post began with the word, “nippletasking.”)
“We used to think that breast milk was just a food and that it was filled with fats and proteins and vitamins and that formula companies were successfully able to mimic this. But we now know that there are substances in breast milk that exist almost at the same levels that are not digestible by infants. So what are they doing there? It turns out, they’re digestible by beneficial bacteria. So over millions of years, the mother has been creating a substance that will recruit useful bacteria into her infant’s gut and this sets her infant up for life. So as much as breast milk is a food, we also now understand that it’s also a medicine.” — Florence Williams on the benefits of breast milk (via nprfreshair) This entire article is fascinating. (via thedefinitionofmycharacter)
(via organicmommy)
Pinterest board of celebrity breastfeeding mamas
Breasts in Mourning: How Bottle-Feeding Mimics Child Loss in Mothers' Brains -
After a successful birth, opting not to breast-feed may trigger evolved mourning behaviors. This breaks my heart to think about!