Breastfeeding Tips 11
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- World Breastfeeding Week
The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is the greatest outreach vehicle for the breastfeeding movement, being celebrated in over 120 countries. Officially it is celebrated from 1-7 August. However, groups may choose other dates to make it a more successful event in their countries. Sharing your wonderful work will show linkage and solidarity with the global WBW campaign. Send your reports, materials you have produced, photos and we will create a webpage for you which you can use to further promote your WBW activities.
- Breastfeeding Blog Carnival
The theme for this Breastfeeding Blog Carnival focuses on funny breastfeeding stories, particularly from things your baby or child has said or done. Bloggers may submit their story by July 17th, 2007 to Angela White of Breastfeeding 1-2-3.
- Tips For Dealing With Colic When Breastfeeding
Although time is the best cure for colic in any baby, Dr. Jack Newman, who is always supportive of breastfeeding, gives advice on colic specific to breastfed babies.
- Pacifier Use and Breastfeeding
This article by Barbara Wilson-Clay, IBCLC, is about the basic cautions in using a pacifier when breastfeeding. With some exceptions, mothers who are trying to establish a good supply and who want their baby to receive as much milk as possible for the best growth should avoid pacifier use.
- Breast Pumps One Can Buy For 150 Dollars or Less
If unwilling to pay more than $150 US dollars for a quality electric breast pump, what choices does one have? Without the tote bag, the Ameda Purely Yours also sells for $150.
- Interview of a La Leche League Leader
Angela White of Breastfeeding 1-2-3 interviewed Karen Kerkhoff Gromada for this blog post. Ms. Gromada recently released a third revised edition of her book Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding and Caring for Twins or More! She is a long-time La Leche League leader, registered nurse and lactation consultant.
- Comments from Users of Manual Breast Pumps
Recently, mothers on the Apartment Therapy website were asked to give their opinions of manual breast pumps. As of this date the Medela Harmony and the Avent Isis are the most frequently recommended pumps of this category.
- Breastfeeding Starting Out Right
Dr. Jack Newman writes that breastfeeding should be easy and trouble free for most mothers. Tips to getting off to a good start to ensure breastfeeding is a happy experience for both mother and baby.
- Breastfeeding My Third Baby
The mother blogger at Imaginary Lines tells her breastfeeding story and her reflections on our culture that has given women freedom from children and the issues of justice or injustice to the mother who feels confined by a nursing infant.
- An Overview to Choosing a Breast Pump
Suggested articles to read to gain a basic understanding of breast pump technology and pump features.
- Breastfeeding, Breast Cancer and Black Women
Young black women get triple-negative breast cancer, the worst type and least treatable breast cancer, more than any other women in the United States, i.e. 39% for black women compared to 16% for white women. It is known that a longer duration of breastfeeding, increasing the number of children breastfed, and increasing the number of months breastfeeding per child are each associated with reduced risk of this type of breast cancer.
- Breastfeeding by Cesarean Babies Aided by Skin Contact With Fathers
In a study of 29 father-infant pairs, full-term healthy newborns born by planned cesarean section were randomly assigned to be placed either skin-to-skin on their father's chest or beside their father in a crib. Researchers found that the babies in the skin contact group showed better nursing behaviors such as mouth movements and rooting.
- Breastfeeding and Sibling Rivalry
The breast feeding mother can make life easier for herself and her children with these tips for preparing her family in advance for the new baby.
- Top Ten Breastfeeding Forums and Message Boards
Of the various forums and message boards on the net for the support of breastfeeding mothers, you will find boards for adoptive breastfeeding, pumping, breastfeeding while pregnant, tandem nursing, etc. Some are moderated and some even have an expert that answers questions occasionally.
- Laughter Improves Healthy Effects of Breast Milk
Babies with eczema were found to have reduced symptoms if their mothers laughed a few hours before feeding them. Researchers found significantly higher levels of melatonin in the milk of mothers who laughed while being shown a funny movie. The hormone melatonin is associated with relaxation, and levels are reduced in people with eczema.
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