Sentences with phrase «as a breastfeeding woman»

When it was pointed out that she was just looking at a bathroom for people of all genders, Westwood tried to make this about her rights as a breastfeeding woman.

MEG NAGLE: I think as a breastfeeding woman, it is not a weird thing at all; I know for myself and for lots of other moms who I have spoken to about this, it just really feel natural.

As breastfeeding women everywhere can attest, milk leakage always seems to happen at the most inopportune times — during a staff meeting, as you're talking to your boss, while you're out shopping, when you're hugging an old friend.

Not exact matches

If you are getting turned on by breastfeeding, and there ate some men that are, admit it as YOUR shortcoming, and not the women's.

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.

One of the first things that I learnt as a trainee breastfeeding counsellor was never to judge a woman's mothering experience on first impressions.

The report from the WBTi UK Core Group — the 20 members of which include breastfeeding NGO Baby Milk Action as well as the UK's Department of Health — concluded more should be done to improve breastfeeding rates including tightening regulation of the infant formula market and paid breastfeeding breaks for women in the workplace.

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...)

Studies show that the longer a woman breastfeeds the more she reduces the risk of many illnesses to her child (such as childhood cancers) and risk of illness to herself (lower risk of breast, ovarian, and cervical cancer).

Tomorrow evening, Jan. 2, barring any late - breaking big news stories, ABC's 20/20 is set to air an episode featuring segments on long - term (extended) breastfeeding, as well as home birth (both with and without midwives), serial surrogates (women that have numerous babies for other women), «fake babies» (life - like dolls), and orgasmic birth.

As someone who helps and supports women with PCOS, hypoplastic breasts and women who have had breast surgeries to successfully breastfeed, I'm surprised your article doesn't mention midwives in your list of care providers who can be of help.

When a woman says breastfeeding, or whatever, isn't possible for her, you need to trust her as a reliable narrator and work on the circumstances that she is naming.

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?

But this is so rare, that it didn't really register on their radar as a major issue to be dealt with, like it is in North America where so few women meet their own breastfeeding goals.

While there have been advancements in fertility treatments in the Western world, allowing women with fertility challenges to have babies, those same women may not be aware that they could have trouble breastfeeding as well.

The fact that (as Sarah Rowher pointed out) this particular white woman gets paid to breastfeed in comfort while other women have to sue for the privilege - or, more likely, simply quite and formula feed - is not a slap in the face, but it is the core issue.

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.

Obviously, women who are committed to breastfeeding their babies come hell or high water are probably just as committed to other aspects of their children's lives which may explain some of the benefits seen in SOME studies.

I am as saddened by those who choose not to breastfeed as I am by women who believe they can not deliver their baby naturally.

Is the economic case against breastfeeding a viable case as breastfeeding is not the sole factor in the decisions made by women to reduce their time in the workforce.

Dr. Miriam Labbok, a physician and director for the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute, also explains that placement of the implant behind the muscle puts less pressure on a woman's mammary glands as opposed to placing the implant above the muscle.

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».

A woman who breastfeeds past age 6 months and is financially secure might be more inclined, as a majority, to have multiple (3 +) children.

If women aren't being strung up as cultural sacrificial lambs for their decisions not to breastfeed then we have the constant brigade of alleged Mommy Wars to keep magazines afloat.

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.

Breastfeeding can be lonely when you're flying solo, but if you manage to find a group of women who are in the same nursing boat as you (and on the same feeding schedule), it can suddenly become a fun, bonding activity to share with fellow mamas.

It didn't matter that Dworkin praised breastfeeding as a practice, or that his criticism was centered on the pressure women feel to nurse and the dangers inherent in inflexibility, moral coercion, and misinformation.

Dr. Linda Rosenstock, head of the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Preventive Services for Women confirms this need in the medical industry as according to her «First efforts at breastfeeding are not as intuitive as it seems.

The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action points out that «When feeding bottles are used in public for fear of public exposure of breasts, or when women's reasons for choosing bottle - feeding include fears that breastfeeding will alter the shape of their breasts, then women are being treated asBreastfeeding Action points out that «When feeding bottles are used in public for fear of public exposure of breasts, or when women's reasons for choosing bottle - feeding include fears that breastfeeding will alter the shape of their breasts, then women are being treated asbreastfeeding will alter the shape of their breasts, then women are being treated as sex objects.

The Black Breastfeeding Week organisation identifies one of the main causes for low breastfeeding rates among black women as being lack of presence in tBreastfeeding Week organisation identifies one of the main causes for low breastfeeding rates among black women as being lack of presence in tbreastfeeding rates among black women as being lack of presence in the community.

For some women, the difference isn't noticeable, while for others the difference is noticeable while breastfeeding, manifesting as either a consistent difference in output or a visual difference in size.

It is important for breastfeeding women to be able to reach out for help and support from a professional such as a lactation consultant.

A lot of breastfeeding women use that as an excuse to eat way more calories then needed, and they quickly see the weight pack on.

As a working mother, I'm proud to be sponsored by a company that makes it possible for women to breastfeed even while working outside the home.

The Equalities Act 2010 in the UK creates a clear protection for breastfeeding women, in that service providers (including all public services, as well as restaurants and cafés) can not refuse to provide an equal service to a breastfeeding woman, and this applies no matter what the age of the child.

Obviously getting off to a good start just as in breastfeeding sometimes when women exclusively pump they may have started with breastfeeding and then it may have been challenges with breastfeeding and those can sometimes get them off to a bit of a rocky start with lactation.

Rather than addressing the real reasons women don't breastfeed - reasons that range from histories of sexual abuse and body image issues to economic and physical constraints - the campaign «portrays anything short of exclusive breastfeeding... as a sign of moral corruption and bad character....

However, as a woman who councils other women in breastfeeding, I have also heard, «I hate breastfeeding!»

Fear of being less - than is a forceful motivator, and these days, women who do not breastfeed are portrayed as lacking - lacking in education and support; lacking in drive; and, in the harshest light, lacking in the most fundamental maternal instinct.

Most of the women I've interviewed cite their own previous judgment of formula feeders as an ironic reminder of how powerful the «good mothers breastfeed» meme really is.

But take note of local attitudes as some countries find it offensive if a woman exposes her flesh, whether or not she is breastfeeding.

Women with such issue might find breastfeeding difficult as it makes the latching hard for the baby which hinders successful breastfeeding.

My girls were fine with formula and smart as any other, so I wasn't too upset to bottle feed [my son], but a lot of other women look down on those who didn't or couldn't breastfeed.

Most women experience some degree of nipple soreness as they learn to breastfeed.

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!

It's time to debunk the myth, and let women make individualized, personal decisions about breastfeeding during pregnancy as well as any other time.

I will strive for my daughter to grow up in a society where breastfeeding is perceived as the norm, where women breastfeeding in public aren't picked out as ostentatious, where feeding a child the way nature intended isn't only discussed in schools as part of sex education.

If you are considering breastfeeding during pregnancy, or advising a woman who is, it's ideal to have an obstetrician or midwife who can consider the genuine medical research on safety, as well as the overwhelming research on the continued benefit of long term nursing to the older child.