Sentences with phrase «other women breastfeed»

In the past, breastfeeding was more successful because humans interacted more with each other face to face and learned how to breastfeed by watching other women breastfeed in groups where they connected more with one another and learned from each other in person.

It was a wonderful place to watch other women breastfeed.

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.

One of the best ways to introduce children to breastfeeding is to have the kids around other women breastfeeding.

Aside from all the mothers who quickly learn to use infant formula because they are embarrassed by their hungry babies when there is no private space to breastfeed, women in the U.S. often fail at breastfeeding because they do not have adequate opportunity to observe other women breastfeeding.

And so it's such a great way of helping these moms with younger babies get over their fears because they see all these other women breastfeeding in public and it's no big deal so I just think you know power and numbers to like it definitely helps you overcome your fear if you're not the only one doing it.

Not exact matches

If a woman is breastfeeding a child when its old enough to eat food, there is a whole other set of problems at play.

If a woman couldn't breastfeed because of lack of support or lack of maternity leave or social pressure and used formula and made her peace with it and moved on, then hears about a campaign to provide others with what she did not have, I think there is some pain (that she didn't have it) and anger (why should they get it when I didn't) that is a legitimate reaction that needs to be addressed before moving on.

I agree with Meagan, because I read someplace that women with higher IQ are breastfeeding more than others so it might also be related with not neglecting their children and being more concerned for their welfare.

Gwyneth, I think you're implying that women's breasts are indecent and that others have the right to tell you how to breastfeed.

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.

In addition, if you are a healthcare provider working with a woman with diabetes, PCOS, hypoplasia or other conditions that impact her fertility, it is important to talk to her about the potential impact on her ability to breastfeed.

For example, women receiving treatment for a form of cancer, or any other illness that forces them to ingest some kind of medication, should avoid breastfeeding to lower the risk of potentially harmful chemicals being transferred to the baby.

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.

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.

It was an attempt to show her (and others that may inadvertently undermine breastfeeding women) the inappropriateness of assuming her decision is what is right for everyone else that goes through a similar struggle.

So I have no judgment for other women who are just trying to do their best in a world where breastfeeding is so much harder than it should be.

If, in the end, it does turn out that women who breastfeed end up with flatter career trajectories overall (and I'd love to see how something that typically lasts for a year affects a woman for life... if there is a correlation I bet that breastfeeding and other parenting decisions are co-incidental, not causational), well I guess like others, my response would be «so...?».

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».

But... but... but... I don't want other women to give up on breastfeeding because they believe something to be true that really isn't true and I don't want you to be robbed of the opportunity to nurse your future children (if you want to) because you believe something that really isn't true.

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.

For years women, healthcare professionals, and others have argued: is it safe to drink and breastfeed?

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.

Some breastfeeding women feel sexier, with larger breasts and a heightened sensation, but others feel overwhelmed, exhausted, less attractive, and uninterested in sex.

Most American mothers wean their babies well before a year; Some women wean out of necessity, due to inability to breastfeed or technical issues related to nursing; Some children wean themselves, which causes some mothers elation and others, absolute sorrow.

Some women take to breastfeeding easily while others find it hard to learn.

Knowing all this information was out there, I couldn't believe there was anyone who didn't breastfeed these days, other than uneducated teenage moms, those with uncompromising work situations, or those unfortunate women who were physically unable to do so (and according to what I had read on the La Leche League website, there were very few of these women out there - far fewer than the formula lobby and misinformed doctors would have us believe).

Many women who breastfeed their babies tend to lose weight naturally, while other women tend to gain more when breastfeeding.

Women are talented at it (some more than others — even after spending over four years of my life breastfeeding, it is not really a strong talent of mine — or a weak talent).

She is one of the co-writers of the LLLI books The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding and Sweet Sleep and is the author of Preparing to Breastfeed: A Pregnant Woman's Guide, plus 15 other books.

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

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

This may set these young women up for more successful breastfeeding experiences in the future as they come to realize that their bodies did not fail them and they develop into better informed peer supporters for the other teen mothers around them.

Perrine and her colleagues, who published their results in the journal Pediatrics on Monday, found that certain women were more likely to give up on their breastfeeding goals than others.

Feminist moms trust in the judgment and choices of other women, and that includes their right to choose to be working moms or stay - at - home moms; to breastfeed or not; to be Justin Bieber fans or not.

Mary Ann Cahill was one of the original seven women who nearly six decades ago were sitting around in Franklin Park, Illinois, talking about how to support each other in their mothering journey through breastfeeding and how to extend that... Read More

Mary Ann Cahill was one of the original seven women who nearly six decades ago were sitting around in Franklin Park, Illinois, talking about how to support each other in their mothering journey through breastfeeding and how to extend that support to other women.

You keep taking her feelings about her own breastfeeding experience and applying it to yourself and other women — THAT is the problem.

If breastfeeding really is awesome, why do you need to spend so much time convincing other women of its awesomeness?

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.

It doesn't make you anything other than a woman who chose to breastfeed her children because YOU think it is awesome.

Even though I breastfeed for as long as possible (because I want to, not because I am a sheep that is following the crunchy crowd) I am still waiting for these lactivist to explain to women what they are supposed to do when they are trying to breastfeed, take care of other children, and have no support taking care of the household.

You've avoided addressing the main question: if breastfeeding is so awesome, why do you have to try to convince other women of its awesomeness?

I hope you step back and reconsider what you are trying to accomplish as a lactation consultant, because, as others have mentioned, you apparently are so focused on supporting breastfeeding that you are failing to support women.

Can't the drug companies please come up with a drug for people who stare at breastfeeding women??? They have come up with a drug for all other mental disorders.....!

A lack of maternity leave, breastfeeding support at places of employment, and other factors from mastitis to not being able to afford breastfeeding supplies can all affect whether or not a woman initiates breastfeeding.

Remember women have always taught other women how to breastfeed so never hesitate to ask for help; ask you sister, your friend, your nurse, and most importantly call a lactation consultant if you need to!

What I find interesting is that the biggest pushback against breastfeeding (at least in my experience) came from * other * women, almost always those who did not breastfeed.

I acknowledge that some women can not breastfeed and others choose not to, and in holding this debate I do not seek in any way to judge them — those bottle feeding also require assistance and advice.