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Yes, You CAN Breastfeed Successfully No Matter How Much Milk You Make
Yesterday, we discussed a somewhat rare condition called Insufficient Glandular Tissue (IGT), in which breasts have inadequate glands (the hardware) needed to make milk. Click here to read the post...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Rufus Griscom, CEO of Babble.com: Why is the Similac Booby...
Do you remember Phdinparenting’s fantastic post, ”Similac and Babble.com Team Up to Dupe Breastfeeding Moms“? In the aftermath of outraged reader comments, letters to Babble.com, a flurry of Twitter...
View ArticleMessing with the Six Months Exclusive Breastfeeding Recommendation: Hidden...
By now you may have read the latest sensationalist headline suggesting that six months of exclusive breastfeeding ”could harm babies,” according to the U.K.’s Guardian, which reported on a study in...
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Celebrity Booby Trap: Bethenny & Rachael Ray Frown on Public Breastfeeding
Bethenny is a mixed bag when it comes to breastfeeding. On the one hand, we love that she has been outspoken about how rewarding (though challenging) breastfeeding was for her, and were glad that she...
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Booby Traps Series: What your OB doesn’t know can hurt breastfeeding.
This is the first in a series of posts on Booby Traps,™ made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Oh, those first visits to the OB after you found out you were pregnant. You...
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Booby Trap Series: Planning for a breastfeeding-friendly birth
This is the third in a series of posts on Booby Traps™ during pregnancy, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. It’s time to wade into a sensitive topic here: the...
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Booby Traps Series: Does your OB follow Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine...
This is the sixth in a series of posts on Booby Traps™ during pregnancy, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. I have a dentist appointment later this week. And while I...
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Pink quit smoking and limited her alcohol consumption to breastfeed. Is that...
Pink, a singer/songwriter and the voice behind hits like “Get the Party Started,” “Raise Your Glass,” and “F***in’ Perfect,” has been quoted often in the past 11-months about her breastfeeding...
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5 Tips for Better Exercise While Breastfeeding
Some say you’ll lose your milk if you exercise while breastfeeding (false!). Some say it’ll make the milk go sour (really??). Myths like these have caused women to avoid physical activity while...
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The nurse-in: do you know your facts?
It seems a week can’t go by without hearing about a breastfeeding mother getting harassed for nursing in public. This is often followed by mothers rallying around the mother and holding a nurse-in at...
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