February 2012
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Way to go Forest Park, Georgia (sorta)
Did you know that in May 2011 the city of Forest Park, Georgia passed a citywide “public indecency” ordinance that banned public breastfeeding of children over the age of 2?
The purpose, city manager John Parker told local news station WSBTV, was “to control nudity throughout the entire city.”
Luckily some 300 local mothers put an end to this lunacy by staging a nurse-in which was also...
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Benefits of extended breastfeeding →
mamanoe:
There are some benefits of breastfeeding, as well as some alarming statistics in this article. Higher IQ’s!! Eli is 1 yr and 1 week breastfeeding, and still going strong!
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New Breastfeeding Guidelines from the AAP →
“given the documented short- and long-term medical and neurological advantages of breastfeeding, infant nutrition should be considered a public health issue and not only a lifestyle choice.”
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BreastfeedingLaw.com - U.S. Breastfeeding law by... →
“Think you know what your breastfeeding rights are?
Well, you probably don’t. Wonder why little or nothing happens after women are told “you can’t do that here?” when they try to feed their children in restaurants? How is it possible that women lose their jobs when they try to take breaks to pump breast milk?
Now you can have not only the text of your law at your fingertips but an...
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Maternal breastfeeding reduces cardiovascular risk... →
“Research in which the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and the Karolinska Institute in Stokholm have collaborated has highlighted the fact that prolonged maternal lactation reduces cardiovascular risk amongst children and adolescents. The research, carried out with Swedish and Estonian children and adolescents, concludes that children who have been breastfed for at least three...
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Madonna breastfeeds doll in comeback single video →
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Mom Forced Out Of Church For Breastfeeding, Aims... →
“Nirvana Jennette, a mom of four from Camden County, Georgia says she was forced out of church for breastfeeding her baby. Church leaders asked her to breastfeed in the bathroom and implied they could have arrested her for “lewd behavior.” The most egregious statement? She told news station WSAV that her pastor compared her breastfeeding to a stripper performing. …”
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Food Pillows
mamabug3:
My baby is sooo funny when it comes to his feedings. First, he gets really excited to get the boob. He tries to find the nipple, even with me trying to help him, and he is just all over the place to get it, bopping his head. As soon as he gets it where he wants it he Grunts for it and latches on quick.
Then it’s all..mmmm….
Then when he’s done…its boob coma….
Sometimes when...
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Georgia Statewide Nurse-In, March 5, 2012 →
“Our mission is to establish legislative change in the State of Georgia, so that breastfeeding is exempt from all claims of public indecency. The way public indecency legislation is currently written and left open to interpretation a mother could be arrested for indecent exposure. Currently Georgia state law allows a mother to nurse her child anywhere that mother and child have permission to...
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Why SEEING breastfeeding on Facebook, and in real... →
“I’d just like to talk a bit about the bigger picture here. When Facebook takes this stance against breastfeeding images, it stigmatizes breastfeeding women, and shames women into thinking that their breasts are much, much less than the amazing life-giving source they are. Nipplephobia has reached epic proportions here in North America, and this is to the supreme detriment of babies...
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10 Things People Say About Breastfeeding That They... →
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Possibly the Most Anti-Breastfeeding Advertisement →
“This print ad, created for a maternity magazine, aims to convince breastfeeding mothers that without using Garmastan lotion, breastfeeding can be very painful.
The double page spread portrays a breastfeeding mother and her baby. The two pages are glued together. Once you tear them off of each other, the baby’s mouth tears off the nipple, thus demonstrating how painful...
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Milk and malnutrition after ‘Sendong’ →
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From A Dad Who Supports Breastfeeding: My Boys... →
“Every now and then I get sucked into these online arguments over a woman’s right to breastfeed in public. It really amazes me that in this day and age this is an issue. I don’t understand how people could be so closed-minded about this, it’s a woman feeding her child, that’s it. If it is seen as anything else, that’s YOUR problem. …”
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Legoland corrects nursing policy after complaints... →
“… Kelly said as she watched her kids play at one of Legoland’s attractions she sat breastfeeding her 2-year-old daughter Keigin. That’s when Kelly said a Legoland employee walked up to her and her friend, Susan Williams, and told them they need to move. …”
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Breastfeeding tied to stronger lungs, less asthma →
“NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who were breastfed as babies may have better lung function, and a lower risk of asthma, than those who were formula-fed, two new reports suggest. …”
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Breastfeeding Support: It Really Does Take a... →
You’ve heard that it takes a village to raise a child …we certainly have come to believe that it also takes a village to breastfeed a child!
In the past (and still in some countries and cultures of the world) a woman would always have her mother, friends, sisters, and other female relatives to help her when it came to the sometimes surprisingly difficult task of breastfeeding her baby.
In many...
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Caring for Carter: this is wonderful. someone in... →
I went out to a restaurant for dinner and was so offended and appalled by what I was forced to witness. Someone was actualy eating ribs with their bare hands!! What about the little vegan children, how in the name of humanity can their parents explain this to them? Why couldn’t you take your…
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How many cells are in YOUR breastmilk? →
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Breastfeeding Photos On Facebook Removed From... →
“Breastfeeding mothers are accusing Facebook of censorship again. In what’s become an ongoing quarrel, Heather Stultz and Cece Buehner, founders of a “Respect the Breast” community page about breastfeeding on Facebook, are the latest activists to call out the social network for removing photos of nursing moms. …”
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