Department Of Labor Issues Fact Sheet On New Pumping Law

We posted information back in March about the new Health Care Legislation. While there was much to be desired about the implementation of the new law, the one thing that it did do was to offer protection for breastfeeding moms at work. And just last week, the Department of Labor issued a fact sheet . . . → Read More: Department Of Labor Issues Fact Sheet On New Pumping Law

Health Care Bill Protects Breastfeeding Moms At Work

There has been a lot of talk about the recent Health Care Bill passed by Congress…whatever you think of the bill – there is one thing to be thankful for. This bill contains provisions requiring businesses to allow moms to pump their breastmilk at work and this legislation is effective in all 50 states! . . . → Read More: Health Care Bill Protects Breastfeeding Moms At Work

Returning To Work? Yes, You CAN Continue To Exclusively Breastfeed!

by Wendy Armbruster Bell (How a Nanny and a Good Breastpump Can Help You Reach Your Personal Breastfeeding Goals)

As the end of your maternity leave fast approaches, nursing mothers have a number of choices to maintain their breastfeeding relationships with their babies. This holds true no matter how long your maternity leave will . . . → Read More: Returning To Work? Yes, You CAN Continue To Exclusively Breastfeed!

Ask Judy: How Do I Keep My Milk Supply Up While Working?

Dear Judy, I have a question for you already. I just returned to work Monday. I noticed yesterday and today that I am not pumping 4.5 to 5oz like I did Monday. My lactation consultant has me taking Fenugreek, which I have been on for about a month. My daughter seems to still be . . . → Read More: Ask Judy: How Do I Keep My Milk Supply Up While Working?

How Breastfeeding Changed My Life

WELCOME Carnival of Breastfeeding Readers!!

I always knew that I would breastfeed. When I was in college, I spent a semester studying in Kenya and I remember seeing all of the moms there carrying their babies on their backs while they did their work and breastfeeding. I always thought that would be me. I . . . → Read More: How Breastfeeding Changed My Life