by admin | Jul 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
A majority of U.S. hospitals distribute formula sample packs to new mothers, contrary to recommendations from most major medical organizations concerned about the potential for distributing these packs to reduce breastfeeding rates, according to a report in the...
by admin | Jun 27, 2012 | advocacy, antibodies, breast pumping, breastmilk sharing, breastpumping, colostrum premature baby, donated human milk, donor milk, freezing, human milk banks, ill babies, premature babies, wet nursing
This book provides some fascinating insight to human milk banking in the 1930’s. There is a picture of a mom pumping, which I think the average modern day mother will find pretty interesting. With regards to the actual breastpump, We have come a long way...
by admin | Jun 27, 2012 | advocacy, All About Breastfeeding, benefits to mother, IBCLC, Uncategorized, Women Need Support
Hospital budget cuts are the cause of a reduction in hours of hospital lactation consultants, and/or the elimination of their full or part time position in the maternity unit of hospitals all across the United States. Most parents assume that their will be...
by admin | Jun 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
The latest stats from the Surgeon General of the United States show that fewer than 1 in 6 mothers are exclusively breastfeeding their babies at the end of six months. This is disheartening news especially when all the health organizations are recommending exclusive...
by admin | Jun 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered why so many mothers who plan on breastfeeding and assume that because it is a natural thing to do…. don’t actually breastfeed for as long as they had planned to do? This article offers some reasons why our breastfeeding initiation...
