BREASTFEEDING DURING EMERGENCIES

Fell free to repost this to everyone you know who can use this info.  Breastfeeding is the First Line of Defense for Safe Infant Feeding During Emergencies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 26, 2011 Washington, DC—As the East Coast prepares for Hurricane Irene and...

NURSING IS NORMAL

 If you are upset by seeing someone nursing in public, than you must be staring too hard.  Perhaps you just need to look the other way and leave the mommy and her baby alone.  To feed.  To hydrate.  To get a full tummy.  To get happy.  To fall asleep. If you happen to...

Have a little NIP – Nursing in Public

There is so much talk about how the public feels about mothers who feed their babies in public.  For those of us who breastfeed our babies, we just don’t quite understand the big deal that people make.  Which is exactly why we get our dander up when we hear...

New Mothers Support Group

   Announcing New Mother’s Support Group H1 Midwives Rising Birth Center I am proud to be part of Midwives Rising  Birth Center. I will be hosting  a new mother support group on : Tuesdays 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – New Mothers Support Group Registration...

The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding 2011

  Sometimes it feels that breastfeeding advocates are all supporting and advocating for the same things in our own little groups.  The recent Surgeon General’s Call to Action is very promising because the health benefits of breastfeeding are now being broadcast...