A group of moms gathered Friday at the Wolfchase Galleria to counter what it views as myths and misconceptions about extended breast-feeding. A recent Time Magazine cover, featuring a woman with her 3-year-old son perched on a chair and suckling her breast, has instigated a fight over breast-feeding. “We are having these nursing awareness events ...Read More
Does anyone know what a woman looks like when she’s not being watched? Women are more or less poster girls for the Heisenberg principle: It’s like you can never know what we look like when we’re not being observed, because we’re always being observed. We’ve had two examples getting attention in the recent press attempting ...Read More
Babies who are fed milk from their mothers’ breasts gain less weight over their first year compared to babies fed milk—breast or formula—from a bottle, suggests a new study. The lead author said the difference may come down to how much of a role babies play in deciding when to stop feeding, instead of mothers ...Read More
[unable to retrieve full-text content] What to Expect When Feeding the BabyNew York TimesTo the Editor: Re “Maternity Ward Swag,” by Elizabeth Mitchell Armstrong (Op-Ed, May 11), about the practice of hospitals' giving out infant formula and thereby discouraging breast-feeding: In 1986, we brought our daughter home from New York Hospital, …
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK | Thu May 17, 2012 5:12pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Babies who are fed milk from their mothers’ breasts gain less weight over their first year compared to babies fed milk — breast or formula — from a bottle, suggests a new study. The lead author said ...Read More
Successful breastfeeding takes a lot of money and resources, says Orit Avishai. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Time magazine published a controversial article about attachment parenting Orit Avishai: Not all women can be ‘mom enough;’ breastfeeding is not for all women She thought breastfeeding was intuitive and cheap, but found it to be difficult and expensive Avishai: Given ...Read More
Successful breastfeeding takes a lot of money and resources, says Orit Avishai. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Time magazine published a controversial article about attachment parenting Orit Avishai: Not all women can be ‘mom enough;’ breastfeeding is not for all women She thought breastfeeding was intuitive and cheap, but found it to be difficult and expensive Avishai: Given ...Read More
Weaning age is much higher in most primates than in humans in Western countries. My son will be three-years-old next month and is still breastfeeding. In other words, he is a typical primate. However, when I tell most people about this the reactions I receive run the gamut from mild confusion to serious discomfort. Their ...Read More
A good friend of ours told the story of how she had to wean her then-2-year-old son off their evening nursing routine. She was deeply saddened, but felt it was time. When we first had Liam, I thought that two years old seemed extensive. I never expected to nurse him a full 18 months. (A ...Read More
[unable to retrieve full-text content] New York Daily News United States Ranks Last on Breast-Feeding SupportNew York Times (blog)By KJ DELL'ANTONIA But as many mothers can attest, the awarding of a smiley-face sticker for diligent nursing does nothing to make up for inadequate support for women who want to breast-feed their babies while simultaneously remaining ...Read More