My way to mother
my child by breastfeeding is no longer an obligation, it is the best way I have found to love her.
I can give you dozens of personal horror stories of being told that I was harming
my child by breastfeeding him or her.
Not exact matches
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.
An excellent starting resource is the book
Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing by Sheila Kippley, an NFP practitioner and breastfeeding counsellor who is hers
Breastfeeding and Natural
Child Spacing
by Sheila Kippley, an NFP practitioner and
breastfeeding counsellor who is hers
breastfeeding counsellor who is herself Catholic.
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 have been pleasantly surprised
by the increase in those coming to the defense of the right of
children to have proper feeding (
breastfeeding) and of the right of their Mothers to provide it.
So now in Holland you are being told
by the health - workers you do a poor job giving your
child 6 months exclusive
breastfeeding, because you would risk food allergies.
But if you tell them they are harming their
child by smoking during pregnancy, smoking and
breastfeeding, smoking in the car, smoking at home, they will probably consider that a lot more hurtful.
A study released
by the National Institutes of Health in 2004 indicated that
children who were
breastfed had a 20 % lower risk of dying between 28 days and our year old when compared to
children who weren't
breastfed during this time.
Sure would make it easier instead of being judged
by one group because I
breastfed my 25 month old while pregnant and judged
by another group because I have to have a scheduled c - section and then judged
by yet another group because I dare to put my
child in a crib — never mind that each of these decisions has been in the best interest of my
children.
The CDC also found that only 6 of the 50 states have
child care regulations requiring the centres «encouraging the
breastfeeding and feeding of breast milk
by making arrangements for mothers to feed their
children comfortably on site end».
Even at toddler age, your
child can be comforted
by breastfeeding, especially if he hurt himself or is fighting sleep at the end of the day.
All of the classes and literature stressed the importance of
breastfeeding, and Landon was born in a «Baby - Friendly» hospital, a designation that means it followed the protocol put forth
by the World Health Organization and the United Nations
Children's Fund's Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative.
A German study found that
breastfeeding your
child reduces their risk of SIDS
by 50 percent, and that it is best to
breastfeed until your
child is at least six months old.
The mother says she practices
child - led weaning, which is supported
by the Schaumburg - based
breastfeeding advocacy organization, La Leche League International, and allows the
child to determine when he or she is done nursing.
There's something about a
breastfeeding mother and
child that stirs deep and wistful memories of days gone
by and becomes a visible role model for other mothers wondering if it is «okay» to do that in public.
How ironic that «
Breastfeeding in the work place still faces obstacles» and «more than half of the mothers with
children younger than 1 work,» according to a March 20 news story
by Karen Brandon.
«We were surprised
by the large number of concerns mothers had, and we were very concerned
by how particular concerns were strongly related to giving up with
breastfeeding» - such as worries about babies not getting enough nutrition, said Laurie A. Nommsen - Rivers, the study's senior author, from Cincinnati
Children's Hospital Medical Center.
You may want to consider dedicating those first few days after birth to staying at home so you can feed both
children on demand surrounded
by understanding family and friends as you may feel a little self - conscious and exposed if you are
breastfeeding your older
child as well.
It's widely recommended
by many health professionals that
children should start moving away from bottles and
breastfeeding by one year of age, so try to work through the rest of the weaning process
by this point if possible, too.
If this is a second or subsequent
child, one of you may already be nursing, and it may be a natural progression to continue
breastfeeding the baby carried
by your partner, in «tandem» with the first
child and in tandem as parents.
Breastfeeding Central was developed
by Beverley Rae, MSW, IBCLC, whose 25 years of experience as a board certified lactation consultant began with nursing her own five
children.
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 c
Children's Fund, the Initiative was built around 10 steps designed to improve the odds of women
breastfeeding their
childrenchildren.
My son that I
breastfed the longest is
by far the smartest of all my
children.
This time, it isn't about extended
breastfeeding, bedsharing, babywearing, or veganism, but rather it's about the fact that some people think we are doing a bad thing
by traveling around the world with our
children.
Places like supermarkets or Walmarts are not»
breastfeeding - friendly» for their staffs, and the
children are most likely far away in childcare, not in an adjacent creche, so pumping and refrigerating / freezing milk at work for later feedings
by bottle is not practical, if possible at all.
The Attachment Parenting approach can be regarded as parenting guided
by nature's lead — being attuned to our own feelings and instincts as well as our
child's needs, such as following our natural instincts to
breastfeed, respond to a crying baby and provide ample physical contact to a developing human baby.
Subjects for the interviews were
breastfeeding mothers whose infants were evaluated
by a pediatric resident at a well -
child visit from birth to 1 month of age in the pediatric outpatient center.
Jessica is also a Certified Lactation Counselor through the Healthy
Children's Center for
Breastfeeding, a Certified Babywearing Educator trained
by The Center for Babywearing Studies, a Happiest Baby Educator certified
by Dr. Harvey Karp, and a Professional Baby Planner and Greenproofer through the International Maternity & Parenting Institute.
Researchers found that
by age 2, babies who had been
breastfed exclusively for at least three months had enhanced development in key parts of the brain compared to
children who were fed formula exclusively or who were fed a combination of formula and breastmilk.
The
children's books out there that do feature
breastfeeding are self - published and / or published
by small, independent publishers.
Also every study every conducted on extended
breastfeeding (past a year) shows that the
children involved are healthier and smarter (
by about six iq points!).
Originally an accountant, Lisa fell in love with
breastfeeding her own
children and decided to change her career path, first
by becoming a La Leche League Leader and then later pursuing a Master's degree in Human Lactation with specialization in Lactation, becoming an IBCLC in 1993.
SALMA Hayek was so taken aback
by the plight of an African woman in Sierra Leone who was unable to
breastfeed her
child that the star
breastfed the newborn herself.
When we are stumped
by our
child's behavior, especially if we are trying something new — such as
breastfeeding our baby rather than resort to formula — it's easy to think that maybe we're doing something wrong or not good enough.
Breastfeeding should be continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child... Increased duration of breastfeeding confers significant health and developmental benefits for the child and the mother... There is no upper limit to the duration of breastfeeding and no evidence of psychological or developmental harm from breastfeeding into the third year of life or l
Breastfeeding should be continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired
by mother and
child... Increased duration of
breastfeeding confers significant health and developmental benefits for the child and the mother... There is no upper limit to the duration of breastfeeding and no evidence of psychological or developmental harm from breastfeeding into the third year of life or l
breastfeeding confers significant health and developmental benefits for the
child and the mother... There is no upper limit to the duration of
breastfeeding and no evidence of psychological or developmental harm from breastfeeding into the third year of life or l
breastfeeding and no evidence of psychological or developmental harm from
breastfeeding into the third year of life or l
breastfeeding into the third year of life or longer.»
When I had my first
child in 2002, I was forced
by the nurses at the hospital to
breastfeed.
The United States performed poorly on almost all indicators set
by the World
Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi), an international tracking, assessment and monitoring system for national implementation of the Global Strategy on Infant and Young
Child Feeding.
I asked the Leakies on Facebook to send me pictures of their little ones copying their moms
by pretending to «
breastfeed» their «babies» to see if I could get a better grasp on the concern about
children pretending to
breastfeed.
This year World
Breastfeeding Week (WBW) focuses on the progress that has been made on the implementation of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young
Child Feeding (GSIYCF) which was adopted
by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF ten years ago.
«The study, led
by experts from the World Health Organisation and Unicef, said that
child obesity, diabetes and infections could all be significantly reduced if more mothers could be persuaded to
breastfeed.»
Touring my state on a consulting contract, I was shocked at the low level of professional knowledge of
breastfeeding, and even more disturbed
by the fragmentation of maternal and
child health services.
And I'm willing to bet
by their teen years they will have developed other interests and won't be in too much of a hurry to
breastfeed their own
children right away.
Infant formula is the sole food for a
child under 6 - months of age that is not
breastfed or receiving breastmilk
by other means.
New mothers often think they can solve an intimate problem such as
breastfeeding because it entails a private part of their body (their breasts) and additionally most women believe when it comes to feeding their
child, they should not have to seek out an expert's advice (or are unaware that
breastfeeding experts even exist) or face to face support and
by searching for the answer from the internet.
Nursing, Terrific for Baby and Mom, Can Pose Problems for Dads
by Armin Brott Before their babies are born, just about any expectant father knows
breastfeeding is the best way to feed a baby and that his partner should nurse their
child for as long as possible.
The Julie Crawford Award for
Breastfeeding Support for 2017 has been won
by Bernadette (Bernie) Wood, a Health Visitor from Suffolk County Council's
Children's and Young Peoples Services.
by Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
Breastfeeding is the natural, physiologic way of feeding infants and young
children milk, and human milk is the milk made specifically for human infants.
By using a breast pump, a mother can ensure that her
child becomes used to both bottle and
breastfeeding while making sure she provides her baby with the necessary benefits of breast milk.
Children will not be damaged psychologically
by seeing a woman
breastfeeding.