Category Archives: Booby Traps
Jenna Elfman Part II: Hospital Booby Traps, the TSA, and Nursing in Public
Best for Babes’ latest Champion for Moms, actress Jenna Elfman, shares Part II of her exclusive breastfeeding story with us, candidly recounting her “run-in” with the TSA over breastmilk screening and other adventures of nursing in public (NIP). She shares the sweet triumph of beating the … Continue reading
Giving Thanks: Jenna Elfman Donates Breastmilk to Save Sick Baby, Beats Breastfeeding Booby Traps™
Actress Jenna Elfman shares her challenging breastfeeding experience, how she overcame obstacles, and how her pumped breastmilk helped save the life of a baby that was born drug-addicted. Jenna Elfman won a Golden Globe for her role in the hit … Continue reading
A Breastfeeding Mom Needs Your Help
Her eyes filled with tears. “I tried,” she whispered from behind the store counter. “I couldn’t get the baby to latch right, and it just hurt too much.” She wiped a tear away quickly so the other customers in the … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Rufus Griscom, CEO of Babble.com: Why is the Similac Booby Trap Back?
Do you remember Phdinparenting’s fantastic post, ”Similac and Babble.com Team Up to Dupe Breastfeeding Moms“? In the aftermath of outraged reader comments, letters to Babble.com, a flurry of Twitter activity and a frenzy of posts on various Facebook pages (including ours), Babble.com quietly removed the formula … Continue reading
My Breast Cancer: Why I Won’t Race for the Cure
Last weekend, on the eve of Breast Cancer Awareness month and, coincidentally, the five year anniversary of my being diagnosed with bilateral (both sides) breast cancer, I put on my running shoes and got myself down to a 10k race … Continue reading
Booby Trap: Docs Who Won’t Snip Tongue-Tie, Thousands of Breastfeeding Moms & Babies Suffer
Kudos to the researchers at the University of Florida for drawing attention to a major “Booby Trap” in helping mothers achieve their personal breastfeeding goal, as published online in Pediatrics. Many in the breastfeeding community have known for a long time that … Continue reading
Help Us Get Breastfeeding on Oprah
We have had a vision for a long time of seeing the breastfeeding discussed in a meaningful way on Oprah. Not sensationalized, “ewww breastmilk cheese” or “kooky mother is still breastfeeding her 8-year old” topics as we have often seen … Continue reading
Extraordinary Breastfeeding: A CBSNews.com Producer’s Story
Last week CBSNews.com ran a wonderful video on the Challenges of Breastfeeding, and we issued a challenge to our readers to send 100 letters to CBSNews.com thanking them for “getting breastfeeding right.” (If you haven’t yet, please send an e-mail to … Continue reading
CBS News Gets Breastfeeding Right But You Won’t Read This
This CBS News video on the Challenges of Breastfeeding is wonderful in so many ways it is hard to know where to start. Especially on the heels of our disappointment with ABC News, and more dirt on their ties with … Continue reading
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The Melinda G® Best for Babes® Nursing Cami
Nurse in style, Babe, and give your girls great support in this comfy, nursing camisole featuring a full nursing bra – complete with 4-across back hooks & eyes for easier dressing and lots of support! – hidden underneath. Put it on, close the back hooks & eyes, pull the cami layer down & Beat the Breastfeeding Booby Traps! Under-the-breast channeling for the support of a wire without a wire. Convenient one-handed clips on the easy, fully opening cups. 88% cotton, 12% spandex. Made in U.S.A. and imported.
