Karen Gromada’s book and website are great resources for mothers of twins. The page that I just discovered is her collection of photos: nursing two babies in lots of positions. Ever wondered how you could nurse two babies while lying down? What about at the beach? Or while talking on the phone? Or if the…
Category: On-line breastfeeding resources
Moms in the military
Mothers are doing every kind of work now — including serving in the armed forces. Some of the challenges for breastfeeding mothers in the military seem to be shared by all working mothers. Others (as far as I can tell as a non-military person) are unique. I just found a website by a US navy…
Really cool historic breastfeeding pictures
I’ve been meaning to post a link to Jennifer James’ breastfeeding blog (on Mothering.com) for ages. She puts up historical breastfeeding pictures, along with a little commentary and historical context. I find these such an interesting window into the breastfeeding and mothering world of women just a few generations ago. I look at them and…
Bedsharing and breastfeeding — video
I thought you might enjoy this short video clip about the benefits of bedsharing to breastfeeding babies. It’s a really short clip and doesn’t talk about guidelines for safe bedsharing. For more about safety, check out Dr. James McKenna’s website.
Supporting breastfeeding in emergencies
Here’s a link to a free, on-line presentation by one of the world’s experts on this topic: Karleen Gribble. I found it informative without being at all dry. Here is what she says about the presentation: I recently gave a presentation at the Gold09 conference on infant feeding in emergencies and what individuals and organisations…
Hand expression videos
Hand expression is a really useful skill for any breastfeeding mother to know. It’s great in the early days when babies can have a hard time latching on engorged breast. It’s handy when baby is older if you need a little bit of milk to leave for a bottle or if the pump you use…
Survivors that breastfeed
Many mothers are survivors of sexual abuse. These unhappy experiences and memories can affect how new mothers feel about breastfeeding their babies. Sometimes breastfeeding becomes a very healing thing for women — an empowering chance for them to use their bodies to nurture their babies. For other women the negative associations with their breasts can…
“Best for Babes”
If you read the gossip magazines (what else should we do in line at the grocery store?) then you’ve noticed how being pregnant is hip and sexy. Rather than hiding from the camera all those celebrities are parading their baby bumps. It’s ok to be pregnant these days. What if breastfeeding could become just as…
What are the stats?
When I first started breastfeeding, the only people that collected large scale information on breastfeeding rates were formula companies. Of course there’s a conflict of interest here. Now we’ve got data collected by the USA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The quick summary for Wisconsin is: Breastfeeding initiation: 67.9% Any breastfeeding at 6 months:…
Good job, government
I wanted to put in a plug for the US Department of Health and Human Services breastfeeding information webpages. The pages are attractive, easy to navigate, and have lots of good basic information. A sample of topics includes: up-to-date breastfeeding-in-the-news features, a page on milk banks, a latch video, links to contact in-person help, and…
Madison Breastfeeding Help 