UKIP leader Nigel Farage has defended remarks he made
about women breastfeeding in public places.
You may be thinking what do these crazy mothers at Natural Parenting Advice know
about women breastfeeding in public if they don't do it very often?
This doesn't mean that we schedule our day so that we are making a point
about women breastfeeding in public.
«How do I respond if a customer complains
about a woman breastfeeding?»
Not exact matches
Peguero encouraged people to share the video to «bring awareness to
breastfeeding and to help normalise
breastfeeding and to help
women feel comfortable
about breastfeeding wherever they want.»
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, there are
about 45 states that have laws that specifically allow
women to
breastfeed in public.
Just recently I read an article Dr mercola wrote
about ketosis but he advised against doing this diet while
breastfeeding saying
women need oxaloacetate, a compound essential for creating lactose in breastmilk, which is essential for baby's growth.
If a
woman couldn't
breastfeed because of lack of support or lack of maternity leave or social pressure and used formula and made her peace with it and moved on, then hears
about a campaign to provide others with what she did not have, I think there is some pain (that she didn't have it) and anger (why should they get it when I didn't) that is a legitimate reaction that needs to be addressed before moving on.
When it comes to deciding whether or not a person should
breastfeed or not, if they're unsure
about their options, the best person to go to for advice would be a licensed nurse midwife, though most levels of healthcare for
women should be able to offer suggestions for the best path for an expecting mother to follow.
So I just don't get the «too much pressure to
breastfeed» when all around me are images of bottles, ads for formula telling me a happy feeding makes a happy mom, bottlefeeding moms, moms and doctors and nurses telling new moms that formula is «just as good» and «not to feel guilty»,
women getting «the look» for nursing in public, or feeling weird
about doing it (I sure did)-- to me, any pressure out there is NOT to
breastfeed, or do it as little as possible (not if it's not immediately easy or you don't love every minute, not past 6 mos, not in public, not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime...)
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Nurses, doctors, they didn't know enough
about breastfeeding so there was no pressure from them when I had trouble, or support or education (I'm not saying they * should * pressure
women, but having some expertise in the matter and some faith in
women's bodies would help moms succeed!)
Did you know that reading the comments of all the
women here was illuminating to me as I hadn't known
about tandem
breastfeeding before?
In addition, if you are a healthcare provider working with a
woman with diabetes, PCOS, hypoplasia or other conditions that impact her fertility, it is important to talk to her
about the potential impact on her ability to
breastfeed.
Not a lot is known
about the causes of mammary hypoplasia, but there is likely a genetic link (
women who have it often say that no one in their family was able to
breastfeed).
From elective C - section because babies «run big» in the family, to not
breastfeeding because someone's breasts are too small... It's just appalling how little many
women know
about their own bodies.
What
about for
women who, unfortunately, aren't able to
breastfeed
I think that your friend makes a legitimate point
about the commodification of the
women's bodies, of mothering moments, but as a
breastfeeding mom, I so hunger for the normalization of this process that I'm totally willing to overlook that.
I want to go back to the remark made in the study
about the economic consequences of
breastfeeding for
women.
They were just trying to make me feel better, and I get that, but they were filled with bad advice
about «so many
women that just can't
breastfeed».
I have a few qualms
about his hunch that «The key difference is likely to come down to the demands of
breastfeeding following the birth of a child — an activity that's energy - intensive, time - consuming, and quite difficult to integrate with paid work, at least as work is currently structured» — because that assumes that all
women who want a high status - high income partner plan to have children.
So I'm not cool with touting this photo as a celebration that
breastfeeding has «made it» - I am happy
about all the conversations I see around it
about the way
women in non-glamorous situations feel
about breastfeeding in public and photos of
breastfeeding publicly displayed.
This was so interesting... as a nurse, I have found no matter what I tell moms
about sagging breasts and
breastfeeding... they believe, friends and other
women's experiences instead.
Education during pregnancy rarely has anything serious to do with
breastfeeding, and since
breastfeeding is perceived by most pre-parenthood
women to be a natural, instinctive thing instead of a learned behavior (on both mom & baby's part) if it doesn't go absolutely perfectly from the first moments they may feel something is wrong with THEM and clam up
about it while quietly giving the baby the hospital - offered bottle along with the bag of formula samples they give out «just in case» even if you explicitly tell them you're
breastfeeding (which was my experience with my firstborn in 2004 and one of the many highly informed reasons I chose to birth my next two at home).
Some
women may find that their morning sickness gets worse when they
breastfeed their baby, but there is inconclusive research
about it.
Alison is passionate
about breastfeeding and advocates for
women and families.
Concern
about milk supply is the top reason
women stop
breastfeeding.
Based on the findings, they estimated that
about 720 infant deaths would be prevented annually if all American
women breastfed their babies for the first year.
The photography project is more than
breastfeeding promotion by, for, and
about women.
Today you'll hear from large breasted
women who are successfully
breastfeeding their babies
about what works best for them!
Women who live in these communities are not questioned
about «still»
breastfeeding their children.
How Employment Affects
Breastfeeding which talks
about how employment plans play a role in a
woman's infant feeding decision.
This is not an issue
about how old but an issue
about the need for people to see it more and giving the
women who do want to
breastfeed past babyhood, the support they need to reach those goals.
Much like the Bradley method, Lamaze teaches
women about healthy choices, relaxation techniques, breathing techniques, communication skills, and
about breastfeeding.
Pregnant
women are often not told
about the possible consequences of birth interventions when it comes to
breastfeeding.
The truths that she learned from the Samoan
women about breastfeeding on demand were correct and transformed maternal culture in America.
I was actually surprised to read, considering all of the negative stories that we hear
about breastfeeding, that almost 70 % of British people feel that
women should be able to
breastfeed anywhere in public, even bars and restaurants.
Like many
women in their first pregnancy, I started to read lots
about what would be best for my child, and I was astonished how often I came across
breastfeeding.
Concern
about milk supply is the most common reason
women stop
breastfeeding or begin to give formula.
While I can share so many more stories
about women's experiences
breastfeeding a baby with a tongue tie (and the improvements they had after they got their baby's ties revised) I thought it would be great to actually talk with a professional who lasers tongue and lip ties on a daily basis.
For the past decade, no conversation
about breastfeeding promotion can escape the legend of the 2003 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services / Office on
Women's Health Advertising Council
breastfeeding campaign.
There are many decisions a pregnant
woman makes
about the birth of her child, yet it is the hospital she chooses that can directly impact her
breastfeeding relationship.
You know what actual, real live
women say
about breastfeeding?
I'll never forget that
woman and it's the first time anyone has said anything positive to me while I've been
breastfeeding out and
about.
See, it's not so much
about a
woman's right to
breastfeed in public or her supposed «need» to expose herself.
Although the U.S. has gotten better
about promoting
breastfeeding in the hospital, she said, there is a «tremendous gap in care» when
women are discharged.
Information
about the importance of
breastfeeding and the risks of formula is meant to be delivered when
women are requiring or requesting feeding information.
The authors of The
Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know
About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning say
women who have not
breastfed are four times more likely to develop osteoporosis later in life.
I am not worried
about the risks as I feel
breastfeeding is the most natural and healthy thing a
woman can do for herself... And a healthier mom means a healthier fetus, hopefully!
Overall,
about 96 percent of the
women were
breastfeeding right after delivery, and giving birth at a BFHI - accredited hospital did not seem to increase the number of
women breastfeeding over the next few months.