With one hand I give myself a pat on the back… she’s 9 months old and I’ve done great! With the other hand I wipe a tear, because I know I will never do this again. L.L, is baby girl no. 2 for us. My first daughter I was only able to nurse for 12 [...]
When I was pregnant, in preparation for the arrival of my baby, I read as many baby books as I could consume. You may have done something similar. I thought I was as prepared as possible and I thought I would know just what to do when my daughter arrived. Then, she was born and [...]
Take two children at eight years old – one bottle fed as a baby, the other breast fed – is one healthier than the other? Expecting my first baby at 31 years old, I considered myself very fortunate to share my pregnancy my best friend who, coincidently, was also expecting her first child. We were [...]
When a woman makes the decision to breastfeed, chances are she will do some research online, read a book or some articles, maybe even take a class on how to get started and maintain a healthy breastfeeding regimen that “doesn’t hurt.” Then her baby is born, instead of a little teddy bear that she used [...]
The Tallangatta Study (1995) explores the relationship between zinc supplementation and breastfeeding retention rates. In the first of a two part article, Jodi Cleghorn looks at what health staff in the Tallangatta District identified as contributing problems to establishing and maintaining breastfeeding in their community and how health concerns of mothers and newborns seem to [...]
It is heartening to read that a recent survey by The Nielsen Company in Singapore showed that 41% of interviewees were breastfeeding in their child’s first year — up 30% from a similar survey in 2006. The top reason for stopping is lack of breastmilk and the second being having to return to work. As [...]
It is a mother’s right to choose what she thinks is best for her child. This statement is true for many mommy issues, but never more so than for breastfeeding. To some, breastfeeding is as natural as, well, breastfeeding. To others, like myself, it is a painful, soul-destroying, and depressing undertaking. Physical Problems and Breastfeeding: [...]
What is it like to take another mother’s small babe in your arms and put him or her to your breast? Breastfeeding Editor, Jodi Cleghorn, shares her experiences of breastfeeding her friend’s four week-old son and what it meant for them all. Taking tiny Kynan in my arms for the first time was a nerve [...]
One of the greatest things a woman can do is support a new mother’s efforts to breastfeed. Breastfeeding editor, Jodi Cleghorn shares her experiences assisting a friend in an uncommon way. When my close friend, Michelle, was pregnant, I told her I would support her in any way possible to breastfeed her baby. At the [...]
If you’re a nursing mom who has an abundant supply of milk — enough to share — consider donating your extra milk to a milk bank. Likewise, if you are unable to breastfeed your baby, you and your health-care provider can discuss the option of feeding your baby milk from the milk bank. Some moms [...]
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