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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)

Obese Mothers Need Breastfeeding Support

June 2, 2008 by Heidi Green | 1 question or comment

A newly-published study compared breastfeeding practices and perceptions of women who were obese before pregnancy with those who were of normal weight. It also looked at changes in their infants’ weight during the first three months after ... (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)

Breastfeeding: When is it time to stop?

February 15, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | 1 question or comment

A baby at the breast may be debatable enough when a mom is breastfeeding in public, but what about a toddler or a pre-schooler? Or, to push the cultural norm just a bit more, what about a six-year-old? An internet debate on this very ... (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)

Bill Maher: Petty and Parochial

September 20, 2007 by Amy Spangler | 3 questions or comments

Bill Maher, the host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, has taken the controversy over breastfeeding in public to new heights with the release of his New Rules. Key among them - "Don't show me your tits." This particular ... (read more)

Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge 2007

September 6, 2007 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

The Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge will take place on September 29, 2007. Individuals, groups, and organizations are encouraged to participate. It's easy - join an existing site or register a new site. There is no cost involved, simply visit the Quintessence ... (read more)

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