| By namamaste,on February 6th,2012% Mom’s love good for child’s brain Audio Available Click Image School-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus,a key structure important to learning,memory and response to stress. The new research,by child psychiatrists and neuroscientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, . . . →Read More:Proven:Mom’s Love Good for Child’s Brain By namamaste,on December 11th,2011% Full Figure,Sports and Nursing Bras from @LeadingLadyBras Leading Lady,a premiere nursing and full figure intimate apparel company dedicated to creating comfortably functional,remarkably affordable,stylish and easy-to-wear bras,camis and sleepwear recently contacted me to review the lines of nursing and yoga bras they offer. I received no compensation and the opinions . . . →Read More:@LeadingLadyBras Supports Nursing and Full Figured Women By namamaste,on August 25th,2011% If a multinational company developed a product that was a nutritionally balanced and delicious food,a wonder drug that both prevented and treated disease,cost almost nothing to produce and could be delivered in quantities controlled by the consumers’needs,the very announcement of their find would send their shares rocketing to the top . . . →Read More:Breastfeeding,Nursing,Nurturing,Quotes to Support and Educate By namamaste,on January 22nd,2011% Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin issues a “Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding,”Urging Removal of Obstacles Faced by Women Who Want to Breastfeed On January 20,2011,U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin released a “Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding”which outlines steps that health care systems,organizations,and communities . . . →Read More:Surgeon General “Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding,”Urging Removal of Obstacles Faced by Women Who Want to Breastfeed By namamaste,on September 28th,2010% The Quintessence Global Breastfeeding Challenge will take place this Saturday,October 2nd at Brookfield Zoo! We are meeting on the West Mall near Roosevelt Fountain starting around 10:30. The actual count will take place at exactly 11:00 AM central time. By namamaste,on September 1st,2010% 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 . . . →Read More:How do I feel about NIP:Nursing in Public? By namamaste,on August 24th,2010% 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, . . . →Read More:Brookfield Zoo Makes Amends on Breastfeeding By namamaste,on August 23rd,2010% 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 . . . →Read More:Brookfield Zoo Anti- Breastfeeding By namamaste,on August 13th,2010% 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 After a successful birth,opting not to breast-feed may trigger evolved mourning behaviors By Jesse Bering Jesse Bering More from this In-Depth Report Features Birth . . . →Read More:Breastfeeding is best for mental health:Bottle feeding elicits mourning response By namamaste,on August 12th,2010% 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 banks. Invaluable Breastmilk . . . →Read More:Neonatologist Speaks Out:Breastmilk is Critical | |