Breastfeeding & Babywearing
What to Expect When Your Baby Is Not Who You Expected Him to Be: 5 Strategies for Parenting a High Needs Baby
You can never be quite sure of who this tiny human is going to be after he or she emerges from your womb. We often expect an image like this one (Artist: Brenda Burke). Mom and baby awash in the sweetness of new motherhood. You picture the days snuggling away in quiet and coos, with only occasional crying.…
Read MoreBirthy Weekend Links
This week, featuring breastfeeding: Why Delay Solids? ~KellyMom.com The Benefits of Breastfeeding and the Dangers of Formula: Two Sides of the Same Coin ~House Calls 5 Cool Things No One Ever Told You About Nighttime Breastfeeding ~Breastfeed Chicago
Read MoreEvery Parent Should Know The Scandalous History Of Infant Formula
Before I share the article I’m about to link, I need to make a few things clear for you: 1) Formula, in and of itself, is not bad. Neither is it anywhere near what breastmilk is. That is not insulting, it’s simply the truth. Breastmilk is not the “best” option for feeding babies, it is…
Read MoreInconsistent Breastfeeding Advice = Consistent Frustration for Moms & Babies
I was excited to see this issue addressed at Best for Babes, because it is something I have seen over and over in pretty much every hospital birth I’ve attended as a doula. When a woman hears one thing from her L&D nurse, another from the baby nurse, and still another from the lactation consultant,…
Read More101 Reasons to Breastfeed
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcjKeDyTZP8&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] Remember too, that breastfeeding is what is normal, and is what has kept the human race alive ever since the beginning of time. Of course, I know that there are some woman who have many obstacles to overcome – this is why it’s so important to surround yourself with support. Good support. Support who…
Read MoreC-Sections, Pelvises, and Breastfeeding Toddlers (How can you resist?)
Pelvises I Have Known and Loved ~ Gloria Lemay at Midwifery Today The Trouble with Repeat Cesareans ~ Time Modern medicine increasingly intervenes in the birth process ~ Poughkeepsie Journal Caesarean sections linked to future birth risks ~ AZ Central VBAC Policies in US Hospitals ~ ICAN What I’d Like for You to Know: Surviving…
Read MoreNurse-In in British Columbia, Canada
Check out Jasmine Cairo’s post about this event, as well as the full-size slideshow.
Read MoreBreastfeeding & Jaundice
Today I read a post on my CAPPA Yahoo group from a gal who just had a baby a little over 3 weeks ago who has come down with “breastmilk jaundice”. Now, I have absolutely no personal experience with this common occurance myself, but I’m sure that some of you (my millions of readers, that…
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