Sentences with phrase «lactivists on»

It opened my eyes to the fact that the only person who gets to decide which feeding method is best is the mother, she knows her family and her situation better than anyone else, certainly better than the anonymous lactivists on the internet who mean to shame her for her choices.

I will admit I didn't actually go as far as starving and totally dehydrating him, as some of the lactivists on MDC suggested, but I didn't immediately supplement either.

Not exact matches

Carina, a self - described lactivist, also responded to a woman's question on Yahoo on this very topic.

On the many lactivist blogs and Twitter feeds I followed while researching this book, the words of Eleanor Roosevelt would be thrown around like paper airplanes in a fourth - grade classroom - inappropriately and haphazardly, and often hitting unintended targets.

But amidst the plethora of substantial, legitimate information, there is also a cacophony of foreboding, judgmental voices: «lactivist» blogs that compare formula feeding to child abuse; public message boards with calls to action - «I automatically feel sorry for the baby sitting in the cart in the formula aisle as their parent loads up on cans of the stuff.

I tried everything that all the Facebook lactivist mommies and La Leche League forums recommended: nipple shields, mouth exercises, dribbling formula on my nipple like I was in a preschool version of the candle wax scene from 9 1/2 Weeks.

Kathy Abbott IBCLC as «The Curious Lactivist» likes to reflect on the ways that breastfeeding is presented in the news media.

Not sure I understand... I wasn't making a reference to Christ, I was equating zealous lactivists to obnoxious people of any faith who stand on the street corner and shout that all non believers are going to hell if they don't start believing as they do.

Here's a newsflash for lactivists: women formula feed because they want to do so and unless and until you address the real reasons, and stop pretending that this is a giant conspiracy on the part of «Big Forma,» all your campaigns are doomed to failure.

That's not surprising, since there was never any scientific evidence that it would work in first world countries, just the heartfelt desire on the part of lactivists to shame and denigrate other women.

Maybe they can do that on Planet Boob where most of the lactivists hide out, but here in the real world, most nursing women have OTHER CHILDREN.

We plan on breast feeding, but with twins there are no guarantees, and we're no lactivists...

I'm very glad that baby saw us instead of a judgmental lactivist who would give ineffective suggestions and let the baby continue on a downward spiral towards dehydration and hypoglycemic seizures.

My guilt about not being able to breastfeed was based on misinformation that is routinely trotted out by lactivists.

It has some short term benefits on a population level basis — which means it makes sense for government agencies who want to save some healthcare dollars to be interested in breastfeeding levels, but is a poor explanation for lactivist zealotry.

Easier to work for your father's law firm, study to get a CPM, and put on more hipster get - ups to get cute pictures of yourself doing lactivist sit ins.

We all know the archetypes: the slacker mom, super mom, co-sleeper, lactivist — the list goes on.

I feel like many «lactivists» are often so intent on convincing women that they can succeed at breastfeeding that they don't realize how much pressure that kind of support can create.

No hate on the lactivists, guys.

Then they went on to ask us all to stop using the word lactivist and instead asked us to replace zealotry with compassion and understanding to meet every mommy where she is.

SUNNY GAULT: Today on The Boob Group we are asking ourselves a question, are you a lactivist?

I don't know how the term lactivist actually started, I don't know if anyone has any thoughts on how it started.

(Hathor) Find out about the action some mothers and advocates are taking on this Saturday (The Lactivist)

Davis sent a scorching e-mail around Capitol Hill, reported on by the Times in December 2010, claiming the study of the additives «was being pushed by «lactivists» who wanted to force women to continue breastfeeding.»

A popular sentiment in «lactivist» circles is «nobody can make you feel guilt, if you feel guilt it's on your own and you must have a reason to.»

I love the name lactivist, as this blog focues on parenting and breastfeeding.

I would love for one of those hateful «militant lactivists» to have spent a few days on my schedule and then tell me that I just wasn't trying hard enough.