Tag Archives: Risks of Not Breastfeeding
Pink quit smoking and limited her alcohol consumption to breastfeed. Is that necessary?
Pink, a singer/songwriter and the voice behind hits like “Get the Party Started,” “Raise Your Glass,” and “F***in’ Perfect,” has been quoted often in the past 11-months about her breastfeeding relationship with daughter Willow. She even had comments on Time Magazine’s … Continue reading
Last revised on 05/20/2012
Booby Traps Series: What your OB should know about breastfeeding and medications
This is the fifth in a series of posts on Booby Traps™ during pregnancy, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Today’s post is written by Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc. Alison is an assistant professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine … Continue reading
Last revised on 03/18/2011
Ask Michele Bachmann: Is $15 Million Too Much for Breastfeeding?
120 leading organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians, have signed a Breastfeeding Appropriations Letter urging Congress to direct $15 million in Fiscal year 2012 to breastfeeding. The letter was sent to Congress on March 7 … Continue reading
Last revised on 03/15/2011
Breast Cancer Orgs: Please Include The Protection (Literally) Right Under Our Noses!
This is a follow-up to my earlier post My Breast Cancer: Why I Won’t Race for the Cure, and one of several this month in honor of all the women who bear the physical and emotional scars of breast cancer … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/26/2010
Weekly Wrap-Up 9/26: Similac Recall, Formula Facts, Nursing Bra Art, Fab Spa Night & Benefit!
By Elita of Blacktating.com for the Best for Babes Foundation ©2010 This week nothing had more people buzzing than the recall of over 5 million cans of Similac infant formula after it was discovered that beetles may have gotten into … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/27/2010
Swine flu: Breastfeeding Provides Protection
The CDC issued guidelines for moms who are breastfeeding, or considering breastfeeding, and are concerned about the swine flu (H1N1 flu). The swine flu is a particularly nasty strain of flu that is spreading from person-to-person just like the regular flu. I … Continue reading
Last revised on 05/05/2009
Breastfeeding means fewer behavioral problems in young children
An intriguing new study, as posted on Yahoo! today, (http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20081029/hl_hsn/breastfedbabymaymeanbetterbehavedchild): “Parents of youngsters who were breast-fed as infants were less likely to report that their child had a behavior problem or psychiatric illness during the first five years of life, a … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/29/2008
I don’t want to breastfeed.
Well, neither did I, but I sure wasn’t going to tell anyone about it. I suspect that there are many other women who feel the way I did. I didn’t admit it to anyone because I didn’t want anyone hitting me over … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/22/2008
I wasn’t breastfed and I turned out fine.
When we tell people we are in the boob business this is what we hear: 1) What’s the big deal? Aren’t most moms breastfeeding? No. Although 64% of new mothers try breastfeeding, only 14% make it to the minimum six months exclusive … Continue reading
Last revised on 01/15/2008