Blog Entries October 2009
by Barbara Dehn -
16th January 2012
This week I received a lot of questions from moms whose babies who
were 5 or more weeks old and seemed to need to eat every 2 hours. The
moms were becoming sleep deprived and felt like their babies were
constantly hungry. It didn’t matter if they were using pumped milk or
formula,...
by Barbara Dehn -
9th January 2012
I heard this the other day from a woman who wrote me to say that she was able to breastfeed twins for a year and managed to work full time. First of all, that is incredible and impressive, and something that most women aren't able to do. So congratulations, and I'm very happy that her experience worked out for her. Now,...
by Kate Kahn -
28th October 2009
There's an interesting case study taking place about a woman's right to breastfeed on airlines. It concerns a woman from New Mexico who was flying from Burlington, VT to New York on a Delta Connections flight operated by Freedom Airlines Inc. According to an article in the Burlington Free Press, "A breast-feeding mother is...
by Kate Kahn -
21st October 2009
In California, Governor Schwarzenegger just vetoed a bill that wold have provided insurance coverage for lactation consultations and in some cases buying or renting a breast pump. The bill had already passed both houses of the California legislature.
The Governor vetoed it on the basis that is would increase the cost of healthcare...
by Kate Kahn -
14th October 2009
Being a first time mom can be overwhelming. All of a sudden, here's this little person you're responsible for. And, if that's not overwhelming enough, you have no idea what they are thinking or trying to say when they are screaming.
We've all been indoctrinated with the idea that breastfeeding is best for your baby. And...
by Barbara Dehn -
11th October 2009
How do we increase breastfeeding rates? Well, one good way is to
train the nurses at the hospitals to help new moms get their babies
latched on.
It also helps to encourage moms to take...
by Kate Kahn -
8th October 2009
I was on a parenting website yesterday and read a comment from a woman who said paying for childcare defeats the purpose of working. She had a friend take care of her baby a couple of days a week so she could work. Her point was that if she didn't have that free childcare it wouldn't be worth working becaue all the money she made...
by Barbara Dehn -
4th October 2009
Recently I was interviewed about breastfeeding rates and what we could
do to help more moms spend more time breastfeeding. The interviewer
asked me about the debate you might have read about in the blogs about
the economic costs of breastfeeding.
I’m not an economist, and frankly...
by Kate Kahn -
30th September 2009
So it's World Breastfeeding Week again. What's so strange about that? Well, the last one was about 6 weeks ago! Nevertheless, I'll take the opportunity to put out my plea: "Can't we all just get along?" Let's take a deep breath and recognize that a mother's choice on how to feed her child is just that---her choice....
Sign the Petition
Do moms know best? We believe they do, but the government may not..
Your freedom to choose between breast and bottle-feeding could be in jeopardy.
