When women breastfeed their contribution to the reduction of Green House Gasses (GHG) and water conservation is substantial and an unacknowledged contribution that women make to reduce the impacts of climate change.
And
when women breastfeed, there's no need to wash bottles and nipples or warm up bottles in the middle of the night.
Yet, if someone says «I have nothing against breastfeeding, I just don't like
it when women breastfeed in public», everyone loses their minds...
We estimated the variability of differences in the population prevalence of maternal cancers, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, MI, and premature mortality
when women breastfed at current compared with optimal rates and the proportion of current disease burden that this change would reflect.
When a woman breastfeeds she is so efficient in energy use and nutrient uptake that her bone density increases, hence women who have breastfed have less risk of osteoporosis.
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.
I agree; there is nothing morally wrong with
breastfeeding in public, especially since that is what God intended
when He designed
woman.
«misogynistic and twisted» yes, those must be the words that come to mind
when one doesn't want to see some white trash
woman breastfeeding her kid in a public place.
Breastfeed a child is not flaunting nudity, LoA, and it is a function that God intended
when He created
woman.
I firmly believe that if more boys witnessed their mothers /
women in the community
breastfeeding their siblings / children, they wouldn't have this issue
when they grew up.
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.
When it comes to deciding whether or not a person should
breastfeed or not, if they're unsure about their options, the best person to go to for advice would be a licensed nurse midwife, though most levels of healthcare for
women should be able to offer suggestions for the best path for an expecting mother to follow.
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.
So I just don't get the «too much pressure to
breastfeed»
when all around me are images of bottles, ads for formula telling me a happy feeding makes a happy mom, bottlefeeding moms, moms and doctors and nurses telling new moms that formula is «just as good» and «not to feel guilty»,
women getting «the look» for nursing in public, or feeling weird about doing it (I sure did)-- to me, any pressure out there is NOT to
breastfeed, or do it as little as possible (not if it's not immediately easy or you don't love every minute, not past 6 mos, not in public, not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime...)
Personally, i'm uncomfortable
when a
woman is
breastfeeding conspicuously - i view it partly with admiration but at the same time feel like I'm intruding and I instinctively want to avoid invading your personal space.
When a
woman says
breastfeeding, or whatever, isn't possible for her, you need to trust her as a reliable narrator and work on the circumstances that she is naming.
Nurses, doctors, they didn't know enough about
breastfeeding so there was no pressure from them
when I had trouble, or support or education (I'm not saying they * should * pressure
women, but having some expertise in the matter and some faith in
women's bodies would help moms succeed!)
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.
Lauren, one of the biggest obstacles to
breastfeeding is the attitude of some advocates that
women «who aren't that interested in
breastfeeding aren't going to stick it out
when the going gets tough anyway».
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common female endocrine disorders and can affect a
woman's hormone levels, periods, ovulation, fertility and ability to produce enough milk
when breastfeeding.
I've seen plently of
women breastfeed in public and only two of them made a huge deal of it and then got offended
when asked to cover up a little.
Another myth that needs challenging, too many doctors take the cautious road and tell
women not to
breastfeed with medication
when it's not necessary.
And to add to that,
when a
woman has tried her damndest to
breastfeed, and it just did not work out, please be sure and tell her that she is NOT a bad mother and her child WILL be just fine and not damaged for life.
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».
When I say «However, on the cost side, most of the costs are costs of the decisions that
women may or may not make with regards to the way that they choose to balance
breastfeeding and work.
Breastfeeding can be lonely
when you're flying solo, but if you manage to find a group of
women who are in the same nursing boat as you (and on the same feeding schedule), it can suddenly become a fun, bonding activity to share with fellow mamas.
It crosses every
breastfeeding woman's mind
when she gets pregnant: is it okay to continue
breastfeeding?
Some
women may find that their morning sickness gets worse
when they
breastfeed their baby, but there is inconclusive research about it.
The World Alliance for
Breastfeeding Action points out that «When feeding bottles are used in public for fear of public exposure of breasts, or when women's reasons for choosing bottle - feeding include fears that breastfeeding will alter the shape of their breasts, then women are being treated as
Breastfeeding Action points out that «
When feeding bottles are used in public for fear of public exposure of breasts, or when women's reasons for choosing bottle - feeding include fears that breastfeeding will alter the shape of their breasts, then women are being treated as sex obje
When feeding bottles are used in public for fear of public exposure of breasts, or
when women's reasons for choosing bottle - feeding include fears that breastfeeding will alter the shape of their breasts, then women are being treated as sex obje
when women's reasons for choosing bottle - feeding include fears that
breastfeeding will alter the shape of their breasts, then women are being treated as
breastfeeding will alter the shape of their breasts, then
women are being treated as sex objects.
Some
women will get their periods back six weeks after delivery,
when they start to wean, or not until they've stopped
breastfeeding altogether.
It is normal for
women to be extra hungry
when you are
breastfeeding.
In some cases, menstrual cycles return even
when women are exclusively
breastfeeding.
One study found that
women who practice frequent skin - to - skin contact are more likely to be exclusively
breastfeeding when baby is 3 months old!
Pregnant
women are often not told about the possible consequences of birth interventions
when it comes to
breastfeeding.
So
when a group of health - care workers and advocates from the Mississippi
Breastfeeding Coalition asked her in January to join their movement to lobby the Legislature to allow
women to breast - feed at work and in public, she jumped at the opportunity.
Many
women who
breastfeed their babies tend to lose weight naturally, while other
women tend to gain more
when breastfeeding.
Women with large breasts often have concerns
when breastfeeding their babies.
American
women face a number of barriers in trying to
breastfeed, including little lactation education during pregnancy, few facilities for expressing milk
when they return to the workplace and, in many cases, lack of support from family members and friends.
Obviously getting off to a good start just as in
breastfeeding sometimes
when women exclusively pump they may have started with
breastfeeding and then it may have been challenges with
breastfeeding and those can sometimes get them off to a bit of a rocky start with lactation.
Most
women will experience some nipple tenderness
when they are learning to
breastfeed.
Although the U.S. has gotten better about promoting
breastfeeding in the hospital, she said, there is a «tremendous gap in care»
when women are discharged.
When you think of attachment parenting do you imagine a
woman wearing a baby in a sling with hairy armpits
breastfeeding her six year old while eating a rice cake covered in tahini?
Information about the importance of
breastfeeding and the risks of formula is meant to be delivered
when women are requiring or requesting feeding information.
«
When hospitals begin to use donor milk, the awareness and the importance of
breastfeeding increase and more
women breastfeed.»
So
when self - professed lactivist Ashley Kaidel noticed herself getting the stink eye from a
woman at a restaurant while she was
breastfeeding her child, she didn't take it sitting down.
Women who have inverted nipples (that turn inward rather than protrude out) or flat nipples (that don't become erect as they should
when your baby is nursing) also may have trouble
breastfeeding and may have frequent nipple pain.
To preserve the nutritional value and preventing infection, many
women store breast milk for their babies.It is very convenient for many mothers who are working or going to school or
when they are not with their babies to collect and store the breast milk for future use, which makes it easy to
breastfeed infants
when they are out or even in public.
Even adjusting to those factors,
when to expect the first period after baby while
breastfeeding is unique to each
woman.
When I see images of
women breastfeeding, I still feel a tinge of jealousy and pain, but am also happy they are able to make it happen.
Women were surveyed 10 times during their infant's first year, including about whether and
when they had stopped
breastfeeding.