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Science You Can Use: Really? Breastfeeding for a year or more = iron deficiency
Have you breastfed a baby past the one year mark? If so, a new study in Pediatrics, which found an association between breastfeeding for a year or more and iron deficiency, might have you a bit alarmed.* We thought it … Continue reading
Science You Can Use: Moms in “First Food Deserts” are hard pressed to breastfeed
Have you heard the term “food desert?” It means an area where people have little or no access to grocery stores that offer fresh and affordable foods needed to maintain a healthy diet. The food that is for sale in … Continue reading
Science You Can Use: Yes! The first evidence that reforming pediatric breastfeeding care works.
We all know that breastfeeding support in hospitals is important. But we also know that the need for support doesn’t end at hospital discharge. If anything, the show is just beginning. Much of the current emphasis at reforming breastfeeding policies … Continue reading
LPGA Golf Pro Danah Bordner Credits Breastfeeding Success to Kangaroo Care
Early April is the season of the Masters Golf Tournament! What, you might ask, does golf have to do with breastfeeding? Well if you are Pro Golfer Danah Bordner and you are nursing your first baby, everything! We are so … Continue reading
Is Breastfeeding a Legal Right? Civil Right? Or a Social Responsibility?
“What kind of a society raises its children on food that will shorten their lives?” I dug this quote up one day while looking for examples of other public health crises that have benefited from celebrity leadership. Turns out they were … Continue reading
From Karo Syrup to Goat Milk – The Formulas Change, but the Booby Traps Remain the Same
Scaring mothers into see themselves as risks to their babies is nothing new. It starts from the moment you are pregnant, with everyone from your Great Aunt Tilda to the gentleman sitting across the restaurant from you preaching about how … Continue reading
Science You Can Use: How many babies start solids before 4 months, and why? The CDC told us this week.
“My pediatrician told me at our 4 month appointment, ‘if you don’t start her on solids before 6 months, she’ll never learn how to eat!’” “Upon recommendations from WIC and my doctor I tried giving her baby food at four … Continue reading
Science You Can Use: New study says breastfeeding is not associated with obesity risk. Let’s take a closer look.
Have you heard the news that a recent study found that breastfeeding is not associated with lowered risk of childhood obesity? But you may also have heard that breastfeeding protects against obesity. In fact, the Surgeon General writes that not … Continue reading
Beyond Riddle’s Shaming Comments for Texas Breastfeeding Moms
Last week Texas moms helped tackle a big cultural and legal Booby Trap. Representative Jessica Farrar sponsored House Bill 1706 — a law that if passed would give a breastfeeding mom the ability to sue a business or person for harassing her … Continue reading
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Thank You for Breastfeeding! / Nursing-In-Public Harassment Hotline Cards
Make a $3 donation to BFB to help keep our Nursing-In-Public Hotline Alive, and get a 10 pack of our Thank You for Breastfeeding! We're cheering you on, Babe! cards. Reverse side has our Hotline number to let moms know we've got their backs! Shipping included.
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PumpEase for Best for Babes®
Support the amazing work of The Best for Babes Foundation by purchasing the Best for Babes PumpEase. Snugabell Mom & Baby Gear is proud to donate ALL PROCEEDS from the sale of this bra to help beat the Booby Traps® – the cultural and institutional barriers that prevent parents from making informed feeding decisions and prevent moms and babies from achieving their personal breastfeeding goals, whether that’s 2 days, 2 months or 2 years!
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