Archives for August 2008

Mother's Milk: Standup Comedy about Pumping Breastmilk

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/ONx427UZRSo&hl=en] Here's a little humor to end our week of breastfeeding stories. If you've every pumped, you can relate! We'll be announcing our Mother's Milk winners on Monday. … [Read more...]

Mother's Milk: Boobie Gymnastics

For most babies, boobies are a playground and a yoga studio and a gymnastics center, a drive-thru smoothie shop, and a small motor skills workshop. Mom is an all-in-one docking station. In this picture, our daughter is actually latched on and nursing, turned completely away from … [Read more...]

Mother's Milk: Breastfeeding Olympics with your Toddler

Editor's note: This guest piece was written by Summer about nursing a toddler. Summer is the stay-at-home mother of two monkey boys, a breastfeeding supporter, and never shy when it comes to talking about her breasts. You can read her voicing her opinions on parenting and life … [Read more...]

Mother's Milk: Kentucky Mom Asked to Leave McDonald's for Breastfeeding

Just when you thought that we didn't need a World Breastfeeding Awareness week, yet another mother, this time a young mom in Berea, Kentucky, is asked to leave a restaurant for breastfeeding her child. Kentucky actually has a law that forbids public interference of a … [Read more...]

Mother’s Milk: Breastfeeding While on Anti-depressants for Postpartum Depression

I always knew I would be the poster child for Postpartum depression. I struggled with depression since my freshman year in college (although I didn't know what it was back then; I called it homesickness) and had a major relapse in 2003 after a breakup of a significant live-in … [Read more...]