It is a known treatment for gynecological issues, such as painful menstruation and uterine problems, and it is probably the most common and possibly the most effective herb used
by breastfeeding women to make more breast milk.
It is also used
by breastfeeding women to stimulate and increase the production of breast milk.
If your ability to worship is hindered
by a breastfeeding woman, then that is YOUR problem, not the woman's.
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.
That is one reason why I actively support
women (and
by extension, their partners and families) who want to
breastfeed and parent their children in an «attached» way.
Continuing to
breastfeed for the minimum two years recommended
by the World Health Organisation keeps the average
woman sub-fertile and therefore less likely to conceive.
Feeling let down
by our own body's ability to reproduce, sub-fertile
women can be easily convinced that their body will let them down again when it comes to
breastfeeding.
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Often
women with low supply are let down
by the
breastfeeding community because they rely on the idea that if your child does not have enough milk it is because you are not working hard enough.
I think that while there may be a small percentage of «on the fence»
women who might be swayed
by a free formula sample, the fact is that the majority of
women who aren't that interested in
breastfeeding aren't going to stick it out when the going gets tough anyway and the formula companies can hardly be blamed for trying to grab up this segment.
Women who want to
breastfeed are still undermined every day
by the many societal barriers to
breastfeeding or the «booby traps».
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.
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».
The other thing the researchers said in their introduction that was conveniently not mentioned
by Hanna Rosin in her article is that «should
breastfeeding be shown to have a negative impact on work outcomes, our study will provide evidence that
breastfeeding promotion needs to be coupled with protections for
women's work and earnings».
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).
The photography project is more than
breastfeeding promotion
by, for, and about
women.
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.
If a
woman receives enough help and support in her
breastfeeding journey,
breastfeeding by far is much easier than bottle - feeding.
They did find, however, that
women were more likely to be
breastfeeding in the four months after birth if they delivered in a hospital that followed four of the ten steps outlined
by the Initiative.
However, if a
woman does not like
breastfeeding or feels that it is some burden,
by all means don't do it.
U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher was in Chicago last month decrying the disturbingly low rate of
breastfeeding by American
women and the disparity in
breastfeeding rates between white and African - American
women.
I think the real problem, one not addressed and actually made worse
by the notion that
breastfeeding is anti-feminist, is that it is incredibly difficult for
women to both * choose * to
breastfeed and * choose * to pursue her career.
For the first trial, half of the
women had pre - and postnatal lactation consultant visits and their doctors were reminded
by electronic prompts to speak to the patients about
breastfeeding during office visits.
How much night waking is «normal» Many
women, especially the cosleeping /
breastfeeding kind, at some point, become exhausted
by constant night waking and get burned out (especially
by the time your baby turns into a 2 or 3 year old and is still waking up all night long for boob).
But let's put that issue aside for the moment and consider whether avoiding nighttime
breastfeeding will preserve
women's mental health
by allowing them to get more sleep.
Until then, we continue to value the countless personal stories from nursing moms across the country who tell us how Boobie Bar ® has helped them
breastfeed more successfully... and we feel validated
by the untold number of
women who are our repeat customers!
Christakis pointed out that in the United States, about 60 to 80 percent of
women start
breastfeeding their babies, but
by four months less than 30 percent are still
breastfeeding.
Created in 1991
by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund, the Initiative was built around 10 steps designed to improve the odds of
women breastfeeding their children.
I remember reading a story somewhere in which a
woman was pulled over
by a cop for
breastfeeding her kid whilst driving.
I've been making these arguments for years:
breastfeeding promotion campaigns like the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) violate
women's autonomy, re-inscribe privilege and are not justified
by the trivial benefits of
breastfeeding.
And I find your comparison of a
woman who attempted to
breastfeed but found it personally uncomfortable to judgmental bystanders who are offended
by the sight of a partially bare breast in public to be pretty obnoxious.
So
breastfeeding women not intending to pump could potentially get
by with only buying nursing bras and nursing pads, and even the nursing bra could be substituted for a sports bra or crop top, and potentially cut - up pieces of diaper cloth for the nursing pads.
The same people who whine that they were traumatized
by a heplock in their hand respond to
women who find
breastfeeding to be agonizing with, «So what?
I'm sure more
women * would *
breastfeed if properly supported,
by adequate PAID maternity leave time.
I just wanted to point out that the items necessary for some
women to
breastfeed can be bought or received second - hand, re-purposed from other items (in the case of the shawl instead of hooter hider), medications can be covered
by health insurance, and
breastfeeding advice can be obtained free from
breastfeeding groups, in the hospital, from family members, friends, parenting books in the library and the internet.
By denigrating formula feeding mothers as lazy and selfish, they subtly acknowledge that
breastfeeding is in fact difficult for many
women.
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 families.
Then when I've been
breastfeeding I've felt directly excluded
by the bottle - feeders... on one occasion being told that they hadn't invited me out for coffee because I was
breastfeeding -LRB-??????!!!!!!!!!!!!) Nobody knows what battles a mother has overcome to get to the point of either method of feeding, it's not an area for judgement amongst
women.
The whole premise is that the current approach to promoting
breastfeeding by the government is inappropriate specifically because it doesn't encourage
women to figure out what works for them but assumes breast feeding is best for everyone.
The point is there are a lot of
women who can not
breastfeed and are regularly belittled for it
by the medical community and
by bloggers like milk meg.
The residents cited inadequate training, especially in preparing them for clinical encounters with
breastfeeding women.8 Residents also indicated that most education about
breastfeeding was presented via passive instruction, such as lecture, rather than
by interactive techniques such as role play, demonstration, and videotape.9
It seems to me that even if only 1 - 2 % of
women legitimately can not
breastfeed, not to mention many more with low supply, pain, infection, prohibitive work responsibilities etc., there are a significant number of us who are being emotionally attacked
by «lactivism.»
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And it strikes a bad chord with me when someone who claims to be a lactation consultant can not appreciate that
women can have very personal emotional responses to
breastfeeding, whether triggered
by past trauma or not, and thinks that such feelings need to be hidden away from your delicate flowers?
First time moms know so little about
breastfeeding because they don't live surrounded
by other
women breastfeeding and they don't live with other
women to support them through the steep learning curve.
And, in response to a
woman who, while unsuccessfully trying to
breastfeed her infant, had «blood dripping down her chest and tears streaming down her face», the advice was that the issue could be resolved
by proper «lactation management»...
Supporting these
women in feeding their infant might be better served
by acknowledging that these additional costs of
breastfeeding are not actually necessary.
Dasie's breast or «boob», which was inspired
by news of Facebook taking down images of
women breastfeeding
While the article [Effects of Marijuana on the Fetus and
Breastfeeding Infants
by Thomas Hale, et al, Infant Risk Center; cites a number of studies regarding cannabis use during pregnancy, it cites only two on cannabis use during lactation: one conducted with 27
women, and another with 16
women.»