Sentences with phrase «as a breastfeeding mother who»

So my first tip to you, as a breastfeeding mother who knows that to increase your milk supply and give your baby's digestion the best start to life you can is to have your baby weighed by someone who is also a breastfeeding advocate.

As a breastfeeding mother who is reading this while pumpung in a hotel bathroom while attending a two week training for work... I just want to say amen!

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Jessica Shortall's TED talk on parental leave brought me to tears, as she recounted the stories of women who drained their savings to stay home for 12 weeks, of premature babies sent to daycare on respirators, of mothers going back to work while bleeding, exhausted, and sore from breastfeeding.

WIC by no means is excited about the numbers but they do want to move forward and include peer councilors into the normal visit to encourage pregnant mothers as well as mothers who are currently breastfeeding the opportunity to get support from other mothers like myself who have breastfed.

That was my thought as well - that it's not so much that breastfeeding prevents a mother from neglecting her child, but that the type of mother who chooses to breastfeed her child is less likely to be the type of mother who would neglect her child.

I started to get questioned about stopping my daughter as soon as she turned one, my mother who didn't breastfeed was one of the most persistent.

In a study of 179 mothers who had breastfed for at least six months, 61 % had also breastfed during a subsequent pregnancy.1 Of these, 38 % went on to nurse both newborn and toddler postpartum, an arrangement known as «tandem nursing.»

My mother nursed me and my brother until we were around 5 yrs old, and incidentally I'm expecting my first who I hope to breastfeed as long as he wants — I know I will need the support as we transition.

The Daily Mail (always a bastion of good faith when it comes to women's issues) is currently proclaiming that «Mothers who choose not to breastfeed are «twice as likely to get postnatal depression because they miss out on mood - boosting hormones released by the process»», while the Telegraph is announcing that «Failing to breastfeed may double risk of depression in mothers&Mothers who choose not to breastfeed are «twice as likely to get postnatal depression because they miss out on mood - boosting hormones released by the process»», while the Telegraph is announcing that «Failing to breastfeed may double risk of depression in mothers&mothers».

Mothers who face problems while breastfeeding or are scared to do so as it's their first time must read this book written by Kathleen Kendall Tackett.

Reality might not be as pretty, but with it's truthfulness — and the confidence that truth might instill in a breastfeeding mother who might otherwise give up — it is definitely more powerful.

As a result, HIV - positive mothers who elected to breastfeed were advised to practice what was called «early cessation of breastfeeding,» or premature weaning, as soon as practicablAs a result, HIV - positive mothers who elected to breastfeed were advised to practice what was called «early cessation of breastfeeding,» or premature weaning, as soon as practicablas soon as practicablas practicable.

As they reached motherhood, they challenged themselves to create solutions for mothers who could not breastfeed regularly, but still wanted to make sure their babies got the necessary immunities and nutrients from their mothers» milk.

This book is mainly written for mothers who feel nervous and less confident about breastfeeding as it's their first time.

Compared to mothers who reported fewer than three total supports, mothers who reported five supports or three times as likely to be breastfeeding at six months.

As a consequence, many mothers who plan to breastfeed their babies are compelled to wean them to the bottle much earlier than expected.

In the weeks since I gave birth, I've learned firsthand just how insidious the pressure to exclusively breastfeed is, and the pain it can cause for new mothers, who are already physically and emotionally vulnerable enough as is.

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There is still a long way to go, as the number of mothers who continue to breastfeed their babies for at least 3 to 6 months is still low.

Further, the mothers who breastfed during pregnancy were just as likely as their non-breastfeeding peers to have full - term deliveries, avoiding preterm labor.

As a part time working mother who was able to take her breastfeeding children to work with her, my need to pump at work was limited.

The difference may result from other factors, such as the fact that mothers who breastfeed are more often highly educated with higher incomes than mothers who do not.

Beverley developed Breastfeeding Central as the next best thing to help mothers who asked her to «move in with me» after their breastfeeding Breastfeeding Central as the next best thing to help mothers who asked her to «move in with me» after their breastfeeding breastfeeding consultation.

However, as important as encouraging and supporting families in optimizing their breastfeeding experience is, it is equally important that providers recognize and assist those mothers who are not able to breastfeed their newborns.

Sadly there are a few — and it really is only a few — new mothers who can't breastfeed for medical reasons: I have a friend in this situation and my heart goes out to her as I know she would have loved to breastfeed.

The health professional who is supportive of breastfeeding will make efforts to find out how to avoid interruption of breastfeeding (the information in white pages of the blue Compendium of Pharmaceutical Specialties and the PDR are not a good references — every drug is contraindicated according to them as the drug companies are more interested in their liability than in the interests of mothers and babies).

As far as breastfeeding goes, what this blog does is advocate for women to make sane, rational, evidence based choices that are best for themselves and their families, without being shamed by lactovists and «natural» advocates who put their misinformed, unscientific agenda above the physical and mental well being of mothers, babies and familieAs far as breastfeeding goes, what this blog does is advocate for women to make sane, rational, evidence based choices that are best for themselves and their families, without being shamed by lactovists and «natural» advocates who put their misinformed, unscientific agenda above the physical and mental well being of mothers, babies and familieas breastfeeding goes, what this blog does is advocate for women to make sane, rational, evidence based choices that are best for themselves and their families, without being shamed by lactovists and «natural» advocates who put their misinformed, unscientific agenda above the physical and mental well being of mothers, babies and families.

But as an attached parent (I breastfed my son until he was almost 2 years old, we still share a family bed, and aside from daycare, he has never had a babysitter other than my mother) I can tell you that daycare and attachment parenting can live happily together.My son is also very cautious and quiet, but he has always been happy at «school,» and even more, he is the one who befriends the children who cry easily and who need extra comfort at daycare.

Because they don't care about improving breastfeeding rates nearly as much as they care about hectoring mothers who don't model their own choices back to them.

The health professional who is supportive of breastfeeding will make efforts to find out how to avoid interruption of breastfeeding (the information in white pages of the blue Compendium of Pharmaceutical Specialties is not a good reference — every drug is contraindicated according to it as the drug companies are more interested in their liability than in the interests of mothers and babies).

As a culture, we seem to operate under the misguided notion that attachment - style parenting is one in which parents — and particularly mothers — sacrifice their lives entirely for the good of their children, and compete over who can breastfeed the longest and make the most nutritious baby food.

The reality is that this is a formular feeding culture and the Dr's do not have the correct information to help mothers continue as recommended by the WHO to breastfeed your baby up to 2 years and beyond.

While pregnancy itself will allow women's bones to become stronger in general as the body absorbs more calcium, studies show that mothers who breastfeed actually become less prone to developing conditions that are related to the bones when they become menopausal.

However, 20 years ago when my children were babies mothers who attempted to breastfeed while they were traveling in other than a darkroom were treated with the very same contempt as criminals, so it is so nice to see articles such as this one.

I am a mother who breastfed my firstborn, as well.

The implication is, if you can't have the self control to eat well, buy the formula advertised on the same page as this add (and put money in the pockets of the people who indirectly supported the add), because otherwise you're just feeding your baby hamburgers and donuts, and that is simply NOT true and hurtfully misleading and potentially damaging to mothers (emotionally and in lost long term positive health benefits to breastfeeding moms) and the short and long term health of their children.

What they wanted was somebody to show them what to do and to help them, and not having that help is costing the Government and the devolved Administrations through the outcomes for those babies, as they are more likely to cost the NHS more in later life; through the outcomes for the mothers; and through the outcomes for some mothers who really struggle with having to give up breastfeeding, and end up in the mental health system as a result.

Would everyone's time not be more effectively spent providing support for mothers who want to breastfeed but who are struggling than trying to make life as difficult and expensive as possible for those who have chosen / had to formula feed?

Somehow the thinking seems to be that if we don't talk about it, mothers who apparently «choose» not to breastfeed will not feel guilty,, and healthworkers who don't know how to help mothers breastfeed can continue to suggest formula - feeding as an easier alternative.

Which is why I want to call attention to what is happening in our AP community: As much as we try to be welcoming to every AP parent, there is still judgment passed among us — the woman whose birth ended in a Cesarean, the mother who can not breastfeed, the father who came to AP later and with a history of spanking, the lower - income families in which both parents must work, the parents who do not take their baby to bed with them, and so oAs much as we try to be welcoming to every AP parent, there is still judgment passed among us — the woman whose birth ended in a Cesarean, the mother who can not breastfeed, the father who came to AP later and with a history of spanking, the lower - income families in which both parents must work, the parents who do not take their baby to bed with them, and so oas we try to be welcoming to every AP parent, there is still judgment passed among us — the woman whose birth ended in a Cesarean, the mother who can not breastfeed, the father who came to AP later and with a history of spanking, the lower - income families in which both parents must work, the parents who do not take their baby to bed with them, and so on.

As an RN who spent time working in OB, and as a mother of 3, I am outraged at the way exclusive breastfeeding is pushed upon momAs an RN who spent time working in OB, and as a mother of 3, I am outraged at the way exclusive breastfeeding is pushed upon momas a mother of 3, I am outraged at the way exclusive breastfeeding is pushed upon moms.

I'm sharing this as many places as I can to get this important and encouraging information into the hands of other mothers who, like me, may not have the support they need to breastfeed.

A breastfed baby depends on his mother for both food and comfort and in societies that place a high value on self - sufficiency, the baby who will not be satisfied with anyone other than his mother may regarded by many as a liability.

While some of these pumps may be purchased by mothers who have breastfeeding difficulties, or mothers who are returning to work after maternity leave, increasingly new mothers, or even pregnant women, are buying a pump as part of their baby «kit.»

Although the reasons behind this make sense, and the lack of proper maternity leave and breastfeeding breaks is responsible, studies published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine show that moms who work full time don't nurse as long as mothers who work outside the home part - time or are not employed at all.

Regardless of the intentions (and I do believe that many people's intentions are good) continuing to tell women that they «should» do something or «have to» do something else, when breastfeeding, puts unnecessary pressure on mothers, particular new mothers, who are trying to figure out their new role as «mom.»

* Per Hale (2012), «mothers who ingest alcohol in moderate amounts can generally return to breastfeeding as soon as they feel neurologically normal.»

Mothers who breastfeed their children lower their risk for diabetes and, as is often seen in breastfeeding research, the protection is dose - dependent.

For example, in a study of 72 women who were interviewed about their nursing experiences, most said that pushing the idealistic goal of breastfeeding exclusively for any prescribed amount of time was not very helpful, and undermined their confidence as new mothers.

They now have formula with wording on the can such as — «For breastfeeding mothers who choose to introduce formula.»