What if nutritionists came up with a miracle cure for childhood malnutrition? A protein-rich substance that doesn’t require refrigeration? One that is free and is available even in remote towns like this one in Niger where babies routinely die of hunger-related causes? Impossible, you say? Actually, this miracle cure already exists. It’s [...]
“Why don’t you hire a baby-sitter?” is a frequent question from a breastfeeding mother’s friends and colleagues who want to see more of her. “Can’t we go out together just for one evening? It’s healthy for you to have an occasional break from your baby.” But breastfeeding mothers don’t always want breaks. They are building [...]
Breastfeeding facilitates an intimate relationship between mother and baby. “Intimate” comes from the Latin “intimus,” which means “innermost.” From inside the mother’s body comes a precious food that her child takes into his own body. As mothers, we are introducing our newborns to the complex world of social relationships. La Leche League states it well: [...]
“Why don’t you hire a baby-sitter?” is a frequent question from a breastfeeding mother’s friends and colleagues who want to see more of her. “Can’t we go out together just for one evening? It’s healthy for you to have an occasional break from your baby.” But breastfeeding mothers don’t always want breaks. They are [...]
I would write more about having fibromyalgia, but it’s honestly a little scary for me…for a lot of reasons. The people who have it experience it differently and choose to treat it differently, so it is easy to offend, overgeneralize, and alienate. A remarkable number of people think it is a bogus diagnosis. I don’t [...]
There haven’t been any breastfeeding support products that have blown me away, and, people, I’ve tried a few. That all changed this week. I have been battling mastitis and struggling to find a warm compress that didn’t double my discomfort. Then, my Booby Tubes arrived. And I heard harps and saw bright lights and knew [...]
Check out this article from Best for Babes. I have to tell you, after my induced labor and a whole day of fluids, my legs look like the trunks of sequoias, and I STRUGGLED with breastfeeding. If it hadn’t been for a home visit with my doula and her fabulous explanation of reverse pressure softening, [...]
I rarely go looking for trouble, but one night this week I did, and I found it. I follow The Lactivista on Twitter. As the name suggests, The Lactivista tweets about breastfeeding issues, and I like her style. One night this week, I saw that she was chastising individuals who had randomly tweeted complaints about [...]
I never really understood men’s obsession with breasts. I’ve always thought, “seen one, seen them all.” To me, breasts were universal and not all that interesting.