Breastfeeding Mother-to-Mother

Nursing Bras Are Available

Jessica — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:44:27 +0000

For some time, we’ve wanted to provide users of this website a way to find and purchase quality breastfeeding related products. We’re pleased to announce that Breastfeeding Mother-to-Mother is now offering a selection of nursing bras at the lowest prices we could find. Over time the nursing bra section will grow to include more brand [...]

65% of British Mothers Refuse to Breastfeed in Public

Jessica — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:50:47 +0000

Sky News reported today on a survey of more than 1200 British mothers conducted by Mother & Baby magazine. Here are some of the highlights: 65% said they would not breastfeed in public because they were worried about people looking at them. 60% said they do not think the UK is a breastfeeding-friendly country. 35% claimed they were [...]

Pesticide Linked to Melanine in Infant Formula

Jessica — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:10:39 +0000

Last December I wrote about melamine in infant formula. Based on the information I had at that time, I believed that the most likely sources of melamine contamination in our food supply was probably through intentional adulteration of animal feed, and, as Dr. Stephen Sundlof of the FDA suggested, melamine-based food packaging and plasticware. New [...]

Poolside Breastfeeding Debate Pt.2

Jessica — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:33:56 +0000

I just couldn’t help myself: I had to look up another news article about the Oregon woman who was persecuted for breastfeeding her 8 month old baby in the kiddie pool. UB reports: A drink at the pool stirs conflict Eric Pippert of Oregon’s Department of Human Services has been in public pool policy since 1983, [...]

A Poolside Breastfeeding Debate

Jessica — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:22:12 +0000

The Eastern Oregonian reports today on a woman who was harassed for breastfeeding her 8 month old baby while babysitting her 2 year old and sitting in the shallow end of the kiddie pool. First she was asked to sit in a locker room to feed her baby, and then the excuse was made that [...]

Hannah’s Early Breastfeeding Adventures

Jessica — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:44:12 +0000

At 5 pounds, Hannah was born a very small baby. She was a couple weeks early, and I think if she’d been born on or after her due date she would have been at least 6 pounds like her older sister, Michelle. Early babies tend to be more sleepy and Hannah was no exception. She got [...]

Baby Can’t Eat Airline Food

Jessica — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:59:11 +0000

By Terri M. When my oldest child was 3 months old we had to travel to the United States from Germany, where she was born. We traveled by plane from Berlin to Frankfort before going on to New York. While we were in Frankfort we were delayed several hours due to maintenance on the aircraft. All [...]

Cara’s Breastfeeding Story

Jessica — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:39:10 +0000

By Cara F. When I was researching pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding with my first, I was honestly the most nervous about breastfeeding. I expected my body to do the work and know just what to do with birthing, but to nurse my baby, both of us would have to work together to make it happen. But [...]

Breastfeeding Using EFT

Jessica — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:48:24 +0000

Breastfeeding can be a wonderful, easy time for some mothers, with Baby latching on right away and nursing like a champ, with no problems from the start. But more often, learning to breastfeed can be full of emotional frustrations, challenges and stress. So how can you overcome the emotional obstacles, the challenges, and beat the [...]

Ezzo’s Dangerous Breastfeeding Schedules

Jessica — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:28:05 +0000

As with everything in life, there’s a way to breastfeed that is safe and effective, and a way to do it that is dangerous. What makes the Ezzo “Babywise” breastfeeding schedule potentially dangerous is that while it seems to work for some babies, for others it could possibly cause serious harm, in the form of dehydration [...]