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

Giving Of Myself – A Breast Milk Donor’s Story

By Helen Anderson

“On February 19, 2011 The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) asked healthy lactating mothers to consider donating to a milk bank so that fragile babies will be fed this life-giving and sustaining nutrition.

HMBANA announced that the non-profit milk banks in North America have reached critically low . . . → Read More: Giving Of Myself – A Breast Milk Donor’s Story

Helping Moms To Breastfeed

Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival!

This post was written as part of The Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com . For more info on the Carnival or if you want to participate, contact Claire at clindstrom2 {at} gmail {dot} com. Today’s post is about how you . . . → Read More: Helping Moms To Breastfeed

The Mother’s Before Me

Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival!

This post was written as part of The Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For more info on the Carnival or if you want to participate, contact Claire at clindstrom2 {at} gmail {dot} com. Today’s post is about how the mothers . . . → Read More: The Mother’s Before Me

The Most Important Gift For My Son

By Julie Howard

It was Thanksgiving 2009 and I was on hospital bed rest “for the long haul” I had been told. I had Pre-eclampsia and was on my last day of my 28th week as a first time mom, and was determined to make it to 34 weeks which my OB had said . . . → Read More: The Most Important Gift For My Son

Relactation – A Breastfeeding Story

By Sarah Edstrom

I met Sarah on Twitter – I can’t remember how it came up, but I learned that she had relactated so that she could provide her baby with breastmilk. I just had to know more, so Sarah agreed to share her story on my blog. Below is my interview with . . . → Read More: Relactation – A Breastfeeding Story

Does Breastfeeding Make You Feel Uncomfortable?

By Lisa Rainer

Last week I took my 3-year-old son to a speech appointment at a local elementary school. The meeting was scheduled to last about 1 hour and since it was his first assessment, I wanted to be there with him the whole hour.

The meeting was held in a large classroom that . . . → Read More: Does Breastfeeding Make You Feel Uncomfortable?