I went and looked up the actual text of the ordinance that protects mothers that are nursing in public. Here it is in case you’re interested: Not withstanding any other provision of law, a mother or her surrogate may breastfeed her child and may express her breastmilk in any location, public or private, except the…
Category: Breastfeeding
Classic wisdom from LLL
I was reading Ruth’s La Leche League of Wisconsin newsletters from the 1960’s and found some gems. Here’s one of them: Our society is becoming so efficient, we’re so organized… and our living so fast that the whole idea of what mothering is all about is sort of really being lost…It is so important that…
Colors of baby poop…
Its amazing how a topic that lots of us never wanted to think or talk about becomes so important when you’ve got a new baby. Baby poop is one of those things. It comes in all kinds of textures and colors and it lets parents know that their babies are getting enough to eat. Here’s…
Hathor the Cow Goddess
If you’ve been breastfeeding for a while or hanging out with breastfeeding mamas (even if you haven’t breastfed) you might want to check out the Hathor the Cow Goddess cartoons. As the artist, Heather Cushman-Dowdee, describes Hathor: Hathor the Cowgoddess is a character created by me, an artist living in Los Angeles, California. She is…
Milk Sharing
I’ve had a few questions recently from women that are thinking about milk sharing — using other mothers’ milk to supplement their babies. Donor milk from a milk bank is great and probably the safest option — unfortunately some families don’t have access to milk bank milk or can’t afford it. So I wanted to…
Award Nominations
Who do you think deserves recognition for helping breastfeeding mothers in the Madison area? The Madison Breastfeeding Promotion Network and the Wisconsin Well Woman Program are seeking nominations for the 2008 Community Breastfeeding Promotion Awards. These awards will be presented at a ceremony on October 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the Warner Park Community Center…
Sit Back and Relax
You know how frustrating it is when your baby is hungry, you offer the breast, and he can’t latch on because he keeps putting his hands in the way? Well maybe it isn’t just that babies don’t know what to do with their hands — it could be that we’re holding them the wrong way….
Baby Friendly Birth Places
Harlem Hospital just became the first New York City hospital to be designated a “Baby Friendly” hospital by the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative. This WHO/UNICEF program helps birth places around the world better support breastfeeding. According to the Harlem Hospital press release, there are more than 19,000 maternity facilities worldwide that have received the Baby…
Want more sleep?
Yet another reason to breastfeed your baby. This study from 2007 in the Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing found that: Parents of infants who were breastfed in the evening and/or at night slept an average of 40-45 minutes more than parents of infants given formula. Parents of infants given formula at night also self-reported…
Kangaroo Care Handout
Kangaroo Mother Care — it’s all about keeping mothers and newborns together so that babies can thrive. Here’s a handout by one of the original KMC advocates, Dr. Nils Bergman. I’m posting it here with his permission. Print it out, share it with care providers, friends, and family. Good stuff. Kangaroo Mother Care Handout
Madison Breastfeeding Help 