Breastfeeding
Too Few Women Take Folic Acid
August 27, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
What do a healthy diet, regular exercise, folic acid, and human milk have in common? Each play a key role in disease prevention (that public health strategy legislators talk about but fund at levels far below those for disease treatment…ahhh the subject of another ... (read more)
Don’t Ignore Those Lumps!
August 26, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
Attention all breastfeeding moms, including those of you who are young and have no family history of breast cancer. While you may be correct in assuming that the appearance of a breast lump in a breastfeeding mom is most likely a plugged duct, any ... (read more)
Remember the Beauty of the Breast
August 25, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | No questions or comments
Sometimes, in the day-to-day mechanics of getting the baby fed, it’s easy to forget that breastfeeding is purely beautiful. At 3 a.m., you might feel more of a zombie numbness than a maternal glow. In a parked car in the middle of a ... (read more)
Work n’ Wear
August 24, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 5 questions or comments
The staff at the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in the state of Ohio have given new meaning to the phrase—Work n’ Wear. “I brought my baby to work since he was ... (read more)
Codeine Comes With Benefits and Risks
August 21, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
Concerns surrounding the use of codeine in breastfeeding mothers was the subject of two baby gooroo articles published in June and August 2007, following the tragic death of a 12 day old infant. An investigation into the ... (read more)
Live Healthy Georgia
August 20, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
What do Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin have in common? On July 1, 2008 each was selected from among ... (read more)
Location, Location, Location
August 19, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
That U.S. breastfeeding rates vary significantly from state to state is well known. What is less apparent (and the subject of a recent analysis) is why. Western and northwestern states consistently boast the highest breastfeeding rates (duration as well as exclusivity), while southern and southeastern ... (read more)
Breastfeeding Problems? The Cause May be Simple—And in Baby’s Mouth
August 12, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments
If you’re a new or expectant parent—or if you know someone who is—here’s a word to file in the back of your mind: ankyloglossia. Also known as “tongue-tie, ankyloglossia is the medical term used when the tissue that connects the tongue to the floor ... (read more)
New Research Links Daycare to Lower Breastfeeding and Higher Weight Gain
August 11, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | 1 question or comment
Can the beginnings of childhood obesity subtly take root in the feeding habits of infants? Yes, especially if your baby is in daycare, according to a new research study published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.... (read more)
Permission to Mother
August 4, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
Denise Punger, MD in her book titled, Permission to Mother, takes readers on a personal and intimate journey through her experiences of labor, birth and breastfeeding. Beginning with her first birth in a hospital and ending with her ... (read more)
World Breastfeeding Week: Going for the Gold
August 3, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
Each year August 1 to 7 marks the celebration of World Breastfeeding Week (WBW)—a week set aside to commemorate the signing of the Innocenti Declaration, a document produced and adopted by participants at ... (read more)
Pass the Veggies!
August 2, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments
Breastfeeding mothers, take note! If you don’t want to battle over veggies when your sweet baby is a willful toddler, you might just want to grab those greens now—and eat them yourself! New research out of the University of ... (read more)
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