What is so Disturbing About Natural Term Breastfeeding?
By Sofie Thomson With the breastfeeding community going from strength to strength I see more and more beautiful videos of mothers who are breastfeeding…
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Ten Things Women Worry About When Breastfeeding – Expert Advice
By Amy Brown, Swansea University We know breastfeeding protects infant and maternal health, saves the economy money, and, once it’s going smoothly, can be…
New Wave of Teething Jewellery: Style for Mum, Safe for Baby
The most PRECIOUS jewels you’ll ever have around your neck are the arms of your CHILDREN Leave anything in the path of a teething…
Weaning Toddler Bob and Pre-Schooler Billie: How Do You Stop Breastfeeding an Older Child?
By Emma Pickett, IBCLC Bob is 18 months old. He is breastfeeding on demand. This usually means breastfeeding at least six times in 24…
Only in a world where mammary glands are shamed for feeding a baby….
By Sofie Thomson …Will we see endless stories presenting the outrage over children who are breastfed for what society deems to be too long….
5 Ways Partners Can Support Breastfeeding Mamas (A Dad’s Perspective)
By Danny Pitt Stoller When I read articles and stories about breastfeeding, I frequently come across the comment that breastfeeding leads to a diminished…
Is Your Formerly Nursing Baby Refusing to Breastfeed?
By Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC If your baby is younger than one year, even if she seems to be losing interest in breastfeeding, chances are…
Breastfeeding in Real Life: What it REALLY Looks like
By Hannah Schenker Often depicted in beautiful lighting, with radiant mamas and babes gazing lovingly into one another’s eyes, breastfeeding easily becomes lifted from…
Let’s Normalize Breastsleeping
By Megan McCue Breastsleeping: NORMAL, HEALTHY, SAFE, COMFORTING. Breastsleeping is a term coined by infant sleep researcher James McKenna, of the University of Notre…
Big Latch On Connecting Isolated Families
On this Friday the 3rd and Saturday 4th of August, thousands of kiwi parents will be gathering at registered locations throughout Aotearoa New Zealand…
Swimsuit Model Breastfeeds On Catwalk: Is This Normalising Breastfeeding?
Stunning Mara Martin modelled a swimsuit on the catwalk for Sports Illustrated this week, all while breastfeeding her five-month-old daughter Aria. Some say it’s…
Breastfeed for longer or share parental leave? This shouldn’t be a choice couples have to make
Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi, University of Hertfordshire When it introduced legislation for shared parental leave in 2015, the UK was widely praised. The move allowed…
Dear Fed Is Best…
By Becky Young Dear Fed is Best, I hear you. And I’m so sorry. I want to share my story with you, because I…
What Does It Mean To “Use Your Breast As A Pacifier”?
By Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC Nursing mothers are commonly warned: “Don’t let your baby use your breast as a pacifier.” Although often said, this is an…
US Opposition of Breastfeeding Resolution Shocks Health Officials
By Hannah Schenker Hundreds of delegates gathered in Geneva for the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly expected a resolution to encourage breastfeeding to be easily…
Dedicated Dad “Breastfeeds” Newborn While Mama Recovered From C-Section
Now there’s something you don’t see everyday! New dad Maxamillian Neubauer stepped up to “breastfeed” his newborn daughter, when mama was recovering from an…
Breastfeeding Support: A Mother’s Right!
By Sofie Thomson We have reversed away from what is natural and biologically correct and as such have forgotten the knowledge that was once…
More Amazing Findings in Breast Milk: New Immune Cells Discovered
By Hannah Schenker As if breast milk wasn’t already a miracle substance, researchers from Augusta University have found a new class of cell within mother’s…
Dear Attachment Parent: How Do I Wean?
By Nina Palmo Dear Attachment Parent: My baby is almost 18 months old. I never thought I’d be breastfeeding a toddler, but my child is…
Sugars in Mother’s Milk Help Shape Baby’s Microbiome and Ward Off Infection
Steven Townsend, Vanderbilt University While living in a mother’s womb, cushioned by amniotic fluid and protected from the outside world, babies have only minimal…