Category Archives: Support 360
Top 10 Questions to Help You Find a Breastfeeding-Supportive Hospital
Want success? Go where there is a track record for it! If you have ruled out giving birth at home or at a birth center that is known to support breastfeeding, the hospital you choose (and where you live), can … Continue reading
Last revised on 03/01/2012
Influencing the Influencers: World Pneumonia Day
Behind the scenes at Best for Babes, one of the most important things we do is reach out through our network to connect with influencers who can help us put the “breastfeeding message” on the radar of highly visible and … Continue reading
Last revised on 11/14/2011
“Breastfeeding Failure” is an Oxymoron
Lately I’ve been wondering if “breastfeeding failure” is an oxymoron. I mean, to fail at something don’t you need to have a predetermined understanding of what failure is and what success is? Must you not be able to assess and … Continue reading
Last revised on 11/03/2011
How Baby Signs can help with breastfeeding
When I had my son eight years ago we were living in Davis, California, home of the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). UC Davis is where the pioneering research on teaching babies to sign was done by Drs. Linda … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/21/2011
3 Marathons in 3 Months: Running for Team BfB!
When Best for Babes co-Founders, Danielle Rigg and Bettina Forbes approached me about helping to start Team Best for Babes, I couldn’t have been more excited. Running and breastfeeding are both passions of mine, so combining the two is perfect. … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/17/2011
October 15: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
October 15th marks an important day for many families. A day we wish didn’t need to be recognized but are thankful that it exists. October 15th marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the US, Canada and some parts … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/15/2011
The Latest on Latching
Long before books and the Internet, women were breastfeeding their babies. How on earth did they manage without all the instructions about asymmetrical latch, C-hold, cross cradle and football holds and wide gape?! They managed because back then, breastfeeding was … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/21/2011
Top 5 Tips for Working and Breastfeeding
While the U.S. still has a long way to go to make employment breastfeeding-friendly for all babes, there has been some great progress recently, and more women are getting into the working and pumping groove. Who knows, some day soon, the water cooler may be … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/15/2011
Joint Commission Urges Breastfeeding Babes To Be Proactive, Not Aggressive
The Joint Commission is a non-profit organization that accredits and certifies many healthcare organizations and programs in the US, and fear of losing that approval is a very real thing, says Tanya, at Motherwear’s blog. Their campaign “Speak Up™” encourages … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/01/2011
Top 5 Free Gifts for the Nursing Babe-to-Be
One of the best things about breastfeeding is that when all goes right, and especially if you don’t have to return to work, it can be totally free — extras are optional. So when you have a friend who is … Continue reading
Last revised on 08/29/2011
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