The Journey of a Green Girl and a First Time Mom Breastfeeding Beyond First Year

Writers Note: I wrote Breastfeeding Experience from A Green Girl and First Time Mom ... soon after my daughter was born to chronicle my beginning journey as a first time mother and a breastfeeding one. This is a follow up as a mother of a 14 month old and still a breastfeeding … [Read more...]

TRU-BREAST(tm): A Revolutionary New Method of Infant Feeding

From the folks over at ProMoM, "promoting the awareness and acceptance of breastfeeding," comes this fabulous, hilarious advertising spoof that I simply had to share. With ongoing news of moms having problems breastfeeding in public, confusion over breastfeeding-friendly … [Read more...]

Breastfeed In Our Lovely Closet! The Use of the Symbol

I’ve used this Universal Breastfeeding Symbol before. But I didn't even realize I was a "lactivist" until I started getting frustrated about the breastfeeding in public issue. Who knew that an infant eating the food that was made for it could be an issue?! But I didn’t stop to … [Read more...]

Breastfeeding Mother Stopped By "No Food Or Drink" Rules

In more news that sounds like a joke, a UK woman was stopped from breastfeeding her 11-week-old son at a public pool. Laura Whotton was at the John Carroll Leisure Centre in Nottingham and started to breastfeed her infant near the pool while her 4-year-old son swam. She was … [Read more...]

UK Growth Charts Adjusted for Breastfed Babies

Growth charts in the UK have not been updated since 1990 and were originally created based on the physical development of formula fed babies. New guidelines are being introduced that reflect the slower growth rates of breastfed babies. Using the new growth charts, more children … [Read more...]