Beautiful Breastfeeding Babes

This is me breastfeeding my son when he was 7 months old. Isn’t he gorgeous?? My biggest regret about my years of breastfeeding is that I didn’t take more photos. Well, I am going to encourage you to TAKE SOME PHOTOS and share them!! We are having a contest over on our facebook . . . → Read More: Beautiful Breastfeeding Babes

Best Breastfeeding Posts Of All Time

Hello Mommy News & Views Blog readers! I have a favor to ask. I am helping the Best For Babes Foundation to compile a list of the Best Breastfeeding Blogs and Best Breastfeeding Blog Posts and I need your help! Please leave a comment on this post with your favorites (and links to where . . . → Read More: Best Breastfeeding Posts Of All Time

Team We’ve Got Your Back, Babe!

A National Fitness Challenge to Urge America to Back Breastfeeding and Sweat for the Love of Moms and Babies!

Every year, millions of Americans donate billions to find cures for diseases via walkathons, 5ks, or similar events. Meanwhile, breastfeeding — one of the single most important preventative measures against infections, viruses and life-threatening . . . → Read More: Team We’ve Got Your Back, Babe!

Products That Prey On Moms’ Fears

Remember last week when I wrote about my concerns that my body stopped producing enough milk? And it was actually just a broken breast pump? I was alarmed by my speedy jump to distrust my own body and its biological processes.

This week, there has been quite the hubub online regarding a product that . . . → Read More: Products That Prey On Moms’ Fears

The Year In Review – 2011

As the year comes to a close, I thought I would take a few minutes to review my favorite blog posts of the year and to summarize breastfeeding during 2011.

2011 has been a year of celebrating successes, breastfeeding being covered by the media, breastfeeding in public and breastfeeding advocacy. We have seen censorship . . . → Read More: The Year In Review – 2011

Support For Breastfeeding Is On The Rise

This week has been a powerful time in the breastfeeding support world! Two major events happened which I am hoping and praying will have a domino effect around the country and around the world!

First, The State of Rhode Island became the first US State to announce that it was BANNING free formula giveaways . . . → Read More: Support For Breastfeeding Is On The Rise

Our Booby Traps

A few weeks ago, The Best For Babes Foundation put out a request for moms to let them know how they were booby trapped. They then took all of the stories that were posted (by moms like you and me) and presented them to the Surgeon General at the meeting of the United States . . . → Read More: Our Booby Traps