Yet rather than letting breastfeeding stand as a reminder that women's bodies exist for other things besides satisfying the needs of men, many media portrayals of nursing moms distort
the truth about breastfeeding to reinforce the idea that women and our bodies exist for straight men only.
The Truth About Breastfeeding, originally posted on Mommifried.
Preparing to Breastfeed: A Pregnant Woman's Guide covers the following: -
The Truth About Breastfeeding - How Breastfeeding Works - The Personal History of Your Breasts - Birth Plans and Breastfeeding Plans - What Your Baby Knows About Breastfeeding - First Feedings - More Milk!
Yet, there I sat across from my co-worker veteran mama, who was giving me the hard
truth about breastfeeding.
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So, let's get to it —
the truth about breastfeeding.
The truth about breastfeeding is that it isn't always easy.
The truth about breastfeeding, a truth that lactivists refuse to acknowledge, is that starting is hard, painful, frustrating and inconvenient.
Just tell
the truth about breastfeeding.
Here are seven
truths about breastfeeding that took me completely by surprise.
This section always gets us thinking and learning about the myths and
truths about breastfeeding.
Not exact matches
We're not quite sure where you have heard
about this product exists, but the
truth is these can serve a lot of convenience to the working moms It guarantees comfort and makes the
breastfeeding seasons a lot easier.
The
truths that she learned from the Samoan women
about breastfeeding on demand were correct and transformed maternal culture in America.
These are
truths you'll only hear
about from your closest friends, like how
breastfeeding will not only make your boobs sag but get smaller at the same time, and how there's a good chance you'll poop on the delivery table.
But here's the
truth: The only battle you need to win is the war within your head over whether or not to care
about how sufficiently you're meeting everyone else's expectations of you and your
breastfeeding choices.
To tell you the
truth I did not know much
about breastfeeding back then.
Despite the health benefits of sweet potatoes and the old wives» tale that it could help your milk supply, the
truth about your diet while
breastfeeding is that anything goes.
Or how
about the actual
truth,
breastfeeding can be easy, or hard, it can be great for babies and moms or it really really not good for anyone.
If you liked my post on
breastfeeding hacks, make sure you also read my posts on why you shouldn't be embarrassed
about public
breastfeeding, things they * never * tell you
about babies but DEFINITELY should and the
truth about being a mum of two
The
truth is, only
about 1 % of all women are physically unable to
breastfeed.
Although there is plenty of
truth that being a mom in general can affect your sex life, there are some myths
about sex and
breastfeeding that can both lull moms into a false sense of security and scare the h * ll out of them, just in time for the green light for sex from their doctor.
Instead of speaking out
about how
breastfeeding is wonderful and amazing, maybe moms should start speaking the
truth — that
breastfeeding isn't all rainbows and butterflies.
But rather than be honest
about my decision to put my boobs back in my blouse and keep them there, when people asked why I wasn't
breastfeeding, I told them a half -
truth.
The ramifications of early supplementation in
breastfed infants and the nutrition and potential consequences of homemade formulas, goat's milk, cow's milk, raw milk and soy will be presented, along with the evidence behind food allergies in
breastfeeding babies and the
truth about calcium needs in children.
I
breastfed my daughter Hannah for nearly three years, however, the
truth is that I'm still angry
about some of the obstacles that were placed in my path.
I whole - heartedly respect the mission of promoting
breastfeeding and believe mothers should be supported if they want to continue
breastfeeding beyond a year, but you shouldn't have to stretch the
truth about scientific studies to do so.
Once two large factors of SIDS had been removed from statistics, that of prone sleeping (which is entirely unnatural in the cosleeping,
breastfeeding infant), and that of sleeping with a smoking parent, the
truth about cosleeping and
breastfeeding became quite apparent.
We have followed the PB for
about two years now, and really believe in the
truth of this lifestyle, but it sure was hard to find information to support it while pregnant or
breastfeeding.
... Isn't it the
truth that women just don't seem to talk
about the wo's of
breastfeeding / infants.