Tag Archives: breastfeeding
Breast implants won’t cause sagging after breastfeeding, study shows
We’ve known for a while that when it comes to sagging breasts in mothers, it’s pregnancy, not breastfeeding, that’s the culprit. In fact, one study suggests that skin texture and appearance is actually better (more toned) in breastfeeding women. … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/13/2013
Booby Traps Series: Are popular pregnancy and parenting magazines good or bad for breastfeeding?
Have you picked up a parenting magazine in your pediatrician’s waiting room recently? What messages did you find - in both content and advertising - about breastfeeding? Print media may not have the the influence it once did over mothers’ … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/02/2013
Pediatric Practice Races for the Breastfeeding Cause
If we had to choose just one Breastfeeding Booby Trap® that trips moms up more than any other, it would be the lack of consistent education and training among medical professionals about breastfeeding. We know this may come as a huge … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/26/2013
Booby Traps Series: From “Ew, gross” to “Isn’t that too old?” TV and film depictions of breastfeeding.
Let’s state something right away: TV and film are entertainment. We get that. We know that when we turn on the set or stream a movie, what we see is meant to make us laugh, cry, cringe, shudder, and maybe … Continue reading
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Rebecca Ruhlen: I Sweat for the Love of Moms and Babies!
You gotta love Rebecca Ruhlen! She’s a Breastfeeding USA counselor, a mom, and a newcomer to the athletics for a cause scene. Which is why her story about how she became one of the top fundraisers nationally for Team We … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/17/2013
Gabby Reece on Breastfeeding and Exercise Part II and Book Giveaway!
Here’s Part II of Best for Babes’ exclusive interview with our Champ for Moms Gabby Reece, fitness expert, author, and wise-mom-philosopher, on exercise for nursing Babes! To win a hand signed copy of Gabby’s inspiring new book, My Foot is … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/11/2013
Booby Traps Series: How a History of Sexual Abuse Affects Breastfeeding
If Penny Simkin, author of When Survivors Give Birth, is right, between 25% and 40% of all women may be survivors of early sexual abuse. And if that’s the case, many women of child-bearing age may face an often invisible … Continue reading
Last revised on 08/21/2013
Team We’ve Got Your Back, Babe! Krista Cornish Scott Sweats for the Love of Moms and Babies!
Each week during our Team We’ve Got Your Back, Babe! Nationwide Fitness Challenge with Breastfeeding USA in honor of National Breastfeeding Month, we are profiling an amazing participant and sharing her story of why and how she is boldly going … Continue reading
Last revised on 08/13/2013
Athlete & Author Gabby Reece: Top Fitness Tips for Breastfeeding Moms
We first interviewed fitness expert and author Gabby Reece in 2009 for our Celebrity Champions for Moms Blog Series and got her exclusive breastfeeding story about nursing daughters Reece and Brody. We were awestruck by what an absolute font of wisdom she was on … Continue reading
Last revised on 08/08/2013
Booby Traps Series: Was breastfeeding in the hospital harder on the night shift? It probably wasn’t your imagination.
Did you feel like nursing at night in the hospital was harder than during the day? If you did, there are probably some good reasons for that, and they’re not all about your biology. Of course, the mismatch between your … Continue reading
Last revised on 08/05/2013
