Within the next year, Pittsburgh will open the Three Rivers Mothers’ Milk Bank, to be affiliated with the Human Milk Banking Association of North America. The organization anticipates serving a multi-state area and estimates it will be processing up to 250,000 ounces of breastmilk per year once operations are established. Today, we speak about . . . → Read More: Pittsburgh To Open Milk Bank
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December 9th, 2013
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Leave a comment On Thursday, the Today show ran a segment billed to be about breastfeeding in public. I was curious to see the show because I think the talk shows did a really respectful job addressing Alicia Silverstone’s milk bank a few months ago. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking . . . → Read More: Breastfeeding In Public On the Today Show July 8th, 2013
One comment Celebrity mom Alicia Silverstone is in the news again, this time for a new endeavor on her website about healthy, plant-based (vegan) lifestyle, The Kind Life. Silverstone has added a section to her site for readers and fans to informally share and receive breastmilk. Informal milkshare is certainly nothing new–many of us know about . . . → Read More: Vegan Milkshare Forum: Alicia Silverstone’s New Endeavor March 25th, 2013
One comment A local news station began working on a story about health insurance plans covering breast pumps for nursing mothers. Recently, there’s been some national discussion about the Affordable Care Act and its provisions for lactation supplies–the bill doesn’t specify what type of pump the insurance plans should provide. I had no idea this was an issue; . . . → Read More: Nursing On the News! March 4th, 2013
6 comments Have you seen the latest episode of Modern Family? The episode entitled “Best Men” features Gloria’s character answering the door, nursing baby Joe while signing for a package. No big deal, right? Who hasn’t answered the door with a baby on her boob? I thought the episode showed some promise! And then I noticed the . . . → Read More: Modern Family & Breastfeeding: Thumbs Down January 22nd, 2013
2 comments We’ve got stamps commemorating all sorts of things, from Mark Twain to Mother Theresa to the Lone Ranger. Postage stamps are a pretty public item–what a great tool to raise awareness of breastfeeding! Lots of other countries have stamps. Check out this one from Uganda: Uganda had a postage stamp commemorating breastfeeding in . . . → Read More: Would You Like to See Breastfeeding on a Postage Stamp? December 23rd, 2012
One comment Spoiler Alert for those who’ve not read A Feast for Crows or A Dance with Dragons I think wet nursing is fascinating. I think about it a lot when I’m reading (or watching) the Game of Thrones series. Sort of related aside: I also debate with my husband about the implications of Dany nursing baby . . . → Read More: Game of Thrones and the Modern Wet Nurse? |
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