Is this lactivism or just rude?
My sister was bottle feeding her (then)7 month old on a bench and a woman walked over, looked adoringly at the babe and then said, "wow, it's been a long time since I've seen a baby that little have...
View ArticleAwesome new Art Campaign
<p>This art project consisted of photographing moms feeding their babies in gross bathrooms. I wonder if it will help people realize that's not a good option!! </p> <p> </p>...
View ArticleVagifem/breastfeeding
I posted in Heath and Healing but haven't gotten any responses, I was hoping some of you mamas might know. My obgyn just prescribed Vagifem (basically tablets of estrogen that I'm supposed to, well,...
View ArticleBusted for breastfeeding in Peoria, Illinois.
<p><span style="color:rgb(55,64,78);">Soooo, now that enough distance has passed since it happened earlier today, and I've processed it a bit more (th</span><span...
View ArticleLactivism
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View ArticlePlease sign my petition
I started an online petition on change.org, petitioning the Governor of Delaware to step up and add private rooms for pumping mothers. Thank you for your support!...
View ArticleBreastfeeding in public satire article, love it!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bunmi-laditan/how-to-breastfeed-appropriately_b_5530806.html
View ArticleAventura, FL-Nursing mom busted by security
I ran across this on my facebook page and I thought I would share with other South Florida lactivists. There is a nurse-in tomorrow to protest:...
View Articlepost here if you've never had a problem breastfeeding in public
Before a new mom chooses bottles over breast for fear that she will encounter harassment for breastfeeding in public, I'd like to say I breastfed my son for about two years and never had a problem....
View ArticleNeed Participants for Breastfeeding Study
I'm seeking to interview all kinds of folks who breastfeed/breastfed in "alternative" ways: co-feeding, milk donors and recipients, adoptive parents breastfeeding, lesbian couples (both) breastfeeding,...
View ArticleModesty, blah, blah, blah
I don't come in here often, but I'm so sick of my (mostly) religious friends blathering on about modesty. I've nursed seven children and I've never used a cover. I also doubt anyone has ever seen my...
View ArticleBreastfeeding imagery
I've been meaning to start this thread for ages. As a nursing mother, I've gotten really obsessed with breastfeeding imagery -- in art, in photography, in real life. I'm interested in what it says...
View ArticleNow stop that right now!
She waited over an hour for her appointment - her baby got hungry - and then she was told to leave ... and her baby's appointment was canceled....
View ArticleSCOTUS, ACLU, and breastfeeding - ?
How sad is it that breastfeeding is, you decide - Ames sued the company for sex discrimination, but it has been dismissed at every turn, and in January, the Supreme Court rejected Ames’ petition for a...
View ArticleEncouragement
It's really a confidence booster when you're congratulated for doing something a lot of people look down on. Here's my story. I was out in town, filling out some applications and my son, Jude, started...
View Articlepresentation for health care class
I have to do a group presentation for an intro health care class. There are three of us in the group and we will each have 5 minutes to speak/share visual aids. We all agreed our topic would be...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Coalition Celebration: Promoting Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care
Dear Breastfeeding Advocates, The Alameda CountyBreastfeeding Coalition will be celebrating World Breastfeeding Week 2015 withan event on August 5th! This event will launchactivities, including a free...
View ArticlePediatricians encourage free formula for new moms
The manufacturers of formula make deals with hospitals to have hospital staff members (usually nurses) give new mothers gift bags which contain free formula and other formula related baby items. That...
View ArticleStop breastfeeding
So that the vaccines can work better, especially if it is a live virus vaccine. http://naturalsociety.com/cdc-tells...astfeeding-so-that-vaccines-will-work-better/
View ArticleCan you start out wrong
I heard that if your baby has a problem latching and you decide to pump that you have to pump every 2-3 hrs otherwise you will not produce enough milk for the long hall. I would like to know your...
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