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Feeling a bit shy? Follow Julie’s advice.

June 16, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | 1 question or comment

Julie was sitting in the parking lot of a store in Atlanta, just finishing up breastfeeding her then-3-month-old son, when she saw the security guard walking toward her. He told her that it’d be best if she “didn’t do that right ... (read more)

Extended Breastfeeding 30 Years Ago and Now

June 11, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | 1 question or comment

Ring, ring. Mom: Hello? Me: Oh, hi, mom, am I calling too late? (She says no, so I plow ahead.) So, I’m writing my new babygooroo column about extended breastfeeding, and I thought I should do a Q&A with you since you breastfed ... (read more)

Going Visiting with Your Baby

May 20, 2008 by Elizabeth Pantley | No questions or comments

Babies love new places! There’s so much to investigate and new things to touch. But many people aren’t too happy to have your little one crawling or toddling freely about the house exploring everything in sight. While you think it’s adorable that Baby found the Tupperware, your ... (read more)

The Business Case for Breastfeeding

May 14, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

Did you know that women with infants and children are one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. work force? It's estimated that 70 percent of women with children under 3 years of age work full time. And one-third of mothers ... (read more)

Breastfeeding Vacation

April 22, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

Nervous? Me? Yes. I have flown before, but never with my children. I wondered how Ben (almost five) would handle the time spent waiting at the airport. I wondered how Katie (almost three) would do with the security lines. And I wondered if seven-month-old ... (read more)

Rise to the Occasion, and Get Congress’ Attention!

April 18, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | 2 questions or comments

When I see a forward in my email inbox, I usually just delete it without bothering to take a look. And if it is from a repeat offender, then it’s a guaranteed garbage bin item even before it was sent!... (read more)

Take Two

March 15, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 1 question or comment

If you believe that a picture is worth a thousand words, you're not alone, evidence the success of YouTube and MySpace. Personally, I prefer a good book over a good video. I was among the mothers who placed ... (read more)

Breastfeeding with the Funny Pages

February 21, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

The controversy about breastfeeding in public reached the comics page recently in a four-day storyline featured in Jan Eliot’s Stone Soup. It proved to be the perfect format for highlighting the questionable nature of such complaints. In the first strip, feature character Joan ... (read more)

FirstRight Ready to Help

February 21, 2008 by Heidi Green | 1 question or comment

It still happens—and each time I am surprised. Mothers in public places such as restaurants and shopping malls are asked not to breastfeed their hungry children. They are directed to the bathroom. (Would you like to eat your meal while sitting on the toilet?) They ... (read more)

Mark Your Calendars

February 11, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

Attention, breastfeeding families and expectant parents! As you’re planning your activities for the upcoming year, here’s one more you might want to include: the 2008 Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge. This year, the date and time are especially easy to remember: October 11th (11-11) at 11 ... (read more)

Birds, Bees, and Breastfeeding

November 30, 2007 by Heidi Green | 1 question or comment

Think back to your school days. Did you learn about breastfeeding? I didn’t. I’m not sure how the health teacher managed to talk about breasts without talking about their primary function—perhaps “Breast development is a part of female puberty. End of discussion.”—but she ... (read more)

Why I Still Breastfeed My Four-Year-Old

November 14, 2007 by Amy Spangler | 5 questions or comments

By Annalisa Barbieri of The Independent Published with Permission Friends may think it's freaky, says Annalisa Barbieri, but why should I stop when it's good for my daughter? "In December 2004, I wrote in these pages about how I found myself ... (read more)

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