Comments on: Support the Breastfeeding Promotion Act (H.R. 2819, S. 1244)

By: The Breastmilk Benefits “Myth”

The Breastmilk Benefits “Myth” — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:33:31 +0000

[...] myself a lactivist. I mean, if there is truly a place in the world for a woman who thinks that babies should be fed what nature made for them, instead of the breastmilk from a distantly related [...]

By: Mamas Don’t Get Support for Feeding Formula : Eco Child’s Play

Mamas Don’t Get Support for Feeding Formula : Eco Child’s Play — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:26:19 +0000

[...] we encourage and support breastfeeding in every way that we can? Of course. But when some people inevitably turn to formula for their [...]

By: Crimson Wife

Crimson Wife — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:06:35 +0000

I’d also like to see health insurers be required to pay for a breast pump rental when there’s a medical reason for it (i.e. not just that the mom wants to return to outside employment).

By: Kerri

Kerri — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:05:29 +0000

Geesh! You’d think in this day and age and with all of the harmful things we and our children are exposed to on a daily basis, you could at least be allowed to put something wholesome into your child without people making you feel bad.

Thanks for helping to keep the attention on this.

By: David

David — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:13:17 +0000

Good! We can use a stronger, consistent answer at the Federal level. The weird suppression of the natural gift of Mother’s milk is one of those unhealthy anxieties that society has allowed to take hold, and it is related to the overall misunderstanding of the nature of our bodies, sexuality, pleasure, and parent/child bonding. The benefits of breast feeding to child and to parent are too well known to repeat here.

By: Kaitlin

Kaitlin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:29:20 +0000

Thank you for posting this! Mothers deserve this right and it should be promoted.

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