Breast Feeding

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Mar
2010

Free Formula Samples Hurt Breastfeeding

According to a report from Toronto Public Health, almost 40 percent of new mothers leave the hospital with free infant formula samples. The women who do not receive the formula are 3.5 times more likely to still be exclusively breastfeeding at a two week checkup.

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Mar
2010

New Book Shares Stories of Mothers That Breastfed Older Children

Breastfeeding older children, called extended breastfeeding, is often done in private to avoid the disapproving comments that are flung out. One group of mothers, however, is breaking the silence by sharing their breastfeeding stories in a new book, Breastfeeding Older Children by Ann Sinnott.

Summer | 0 comments | Continued
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Mar
2010

Bebe Au Lait Introduces Spring Collection

With Spring just around the corner, Bébé au Lait has introduced two fresh new designs to its nursing essentials collection.

Lisa | 0 comments | Continued
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9
Mar
2010

NY Restaurant Adds Breastmilk Cheese To Their Menu

A Chelsea restaurant is getting some attention after the owner, Chef Daniel Angerer added cheese made from his wife’s breast milk to the menu at Klee Brasserie.

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Mar
2010

Kentucky Mom Charged for Squirting Breast Milk at Deputy

A Kentucky mom has been charged with assault after she allegedly squirted breast milk into the face of a deputy a local TV station reported today.

Lisa | 0 comments | Continued
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Mar
2010

Jen and Her Girls Enjoy The Afternoon At The Park

Jennifer Garner and her girls Violet and Seraphina were spotted enjoying a nice California day at the park in Santa Monica

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Feb
2010

Canadian Mom Selling Breastmilk Online

Sara Wiens, a Winnipeg mom, has gallons of breastmilk saved in her freezer that her son cannot drink. So she is turning to the internet to help find a buyer for her surplus.

Summer | 0 comments | Continued
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Feb
2010

Couple Sues Hospital Over Breastfeeding Mix-Up

Jennifer Spiegel and her husband are suing a Chicago hospital for $30,000 after the mother was brought the wrong baby to breastfeed.

Summer | 0 comments | Continued
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Jan
2010

Officials Call For Halt To Breast Milk Donations To Haiti

Officials are asking women who have inquired about donating breast milk to Haiti after the earthquake to hold off on donations for now.

Summer | 0 comments | Continued
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Jan
2010

Young Mothers Have Highest Risk of Flame Retardants In Breast Milk

A new study out of North Carolina has found that young mothers have the highest amounts of flame retardant chemicals in their breastmilk.

Summer | 0 comments | Continued
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Jan
2010

Mother Who Breastfed For 6 Years Wants To Encourage Other Mothers

Ann Sinnott breastfed her daughter until she was 6-years-old then went on to write a book about breastfeeding older children.

Summer | 0 comments | Continued
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Jan
2010

Fathers To Be Guided About Childbirth and Care

If you thought changing diapers and spending nights hushing the baby to sleep was just a mother’s job, it is time to redefine the definitions, as the UK government is all set to make fathers more involved in the process of birth and baby care.

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Jan
2010

Taiwan Proposes Fines To Protect Breastfeeding

Taiwan is stepping forward to protect breastfeeding mothers by proposing a controversial new bill.

Summer | 1 comment | Continued
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