What do you give to the baby who has everything? A personalized, heirloom quality gift is a wonderful gesture but not all of us are crafting savvy, and some of us just don’t have the time. I love to give gifts that stand out, that carry meaning and share a story, that is why I was . . . → Read More: From a Mother’s Struggle Comes Inspiration for Others: Sue Berk Designs
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Well I love that the acronym is short for nipple – yes I have a sense of humor as amble as my bosom. As a former law student I like to look at the law. After my recent run in with NIP the law in Illinois supports a mother’s right to NIP and specifically allows . . . → Read More: How do I feel about NIP: Nursing in Public? This WEEK’s GIVEAWAY: PACIMALS The huggable pacifier COW. I finally stopped in Comfy Bummy Diapers to pick up the Pacimal I won. Since we don’t use pacifiers in our house I am opening this up to Giveaway. I have also included a link to research on pacifiers from the Mayo Clinic – knowledge is power, please . . . → Read More: Pacimals Giveaway: Cuddly Cow If you read my last post about my unwelcome experience while breastfeeding at the Brookfield Zoo’s Restaurant and you were as upset as I was – I am happy to report a ray of light in the situation. Today while I was teaching my husband was contacted by the CEO of Brookfield Zoo, Stuart Strahl. . . . → Read More: Brookfield Zoo Makes Amends on Breastfeeding I have been a Brookfield Zoo Member on and off since my older son was born. This year I made a resolution to spend more quality time with my boys so every Sunday we go to the zoo. We visit the different regions, see the animals, stop at the Hamil Play Zoo or the petting zoo . . . → Read More: Brookfield Zoo Anti- Breastfeeding New research on infant sleep appears to deal a blow to those in the cry-it-out camp. Penn State researcher Douglas Teti examined the role of emotional availability on infant sleep and found that regardless of a family’s night-time routine, infants with parents who were responsive and warm had fewer night wakings and an easier time drifting . . . → Read More: Would you want to cry it out, alone, in a strange place? Sleep Training Skepticism Does Refusing a C-Section = Child Abuse? By Amie Newman, Managing Editor August 13, 2010 – 7:00am
The National Association for Pregnant Women (NAPW) recently acknowledged a victory in which they played a part related to a woman who had given birth three years ago and had her newborn swiftly whisked away by a . . . → Read More: Reason for Homebirth: Cesarean Section Refusal Equals Parental Nightmare Bottle feeding mimics the loss of a child in mother’s brains. August 27, 2009 | 65 comments Breasts in Mourning: How Bottle-Feeding Mimics Child Loss in Mothers’ Brains By Jesse Bering Jesse Bering More from this In-Depth Report Features Birth of a Bond: Illustrating a Year of Mother and Baby . . . → Read More: Breastfeeding is best for mental health: Bottle feeding elicits mourning response With the number of premature births steadily increasing over the past five years, what can you do to help premature babies survive? Breastfeed, if it’s your own baby; donate milk, if you have extra; encourage others to read this and support the milk . . . → Read More: Neonatologist Speaks Out: Breastmilk is Critical How can we as a nation sit back and look at the alarmingly high rates of infant mortality for a developed country, obesity in children, food sensitivities, ADHD, Autism and more and not look to our babies’ first few moments. In a country so bent on being the best and excelling how do we still have . . . → Read More: India has the answer again: Breast Crawl |
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