Category Archives: Breastfeeding

Do Nurse-Ins Work?

This past week there were mass nurse-ins all over the country to protest a mother who had been harassed by Target in November. My first inclination was excitement, I’m all about the activist activity.  I quickly joined the private Facebook … Continue reading

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These Could Be Breastfeeding Ads

Every year my family sits down to decide what our giving priorities will be for the upcoming twelve months.  We pick a variety of projects after looking through many.  So in the process of reading about various water projects, I … Continue reading

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Harassing Breastfeeding Mothers

There have been multiple incidences of breastfeeding mothers being harassed recently.  Here are two of the most recent ones: Target – Houston, TX Bettina Forbes from Bestforbabes.org posted yesterday about a mom from Houston feeling harassed in her local Target … Continue reading

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Breastfeeding Nudges

I’ve spent the last week soaking up the information from the book Nudges by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein.  It’s a very intriguing book, and much more accessible than the original articles I read for grad school on libertarian paternalism, … Continue reading

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Latch On America – Cities Announced

Milk for Thought’s Latch on America Bus Tour has announced the cities for it’s first leg of the tour this week.  I was excited to see that there are a couple within driving distance from me.  Will you be going … Continue reading

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Nursing not always easy, but always worth it.

I think of myself as a bit of a lactavist. I love almost everything to do with breastfeeding. I love the cuddles, the snuggled, the way my body totally relaxes when my baby latches on, I love having food on … Continue reading

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Breastfeeding PSAs

As the school year comes to an end, there are some breastfeeding PSAs cropping up.  Here is one: What are some of your favorite PSAs for breastfeeding? Leave a link in the comments.

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Where’s the lactation room?

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World Breastfeeding Week 2011

August 1-7, 2011 will be World Breastfeeding Week.  WABA has just announced the theme for this year’s celebration: Talk to Me:Breastfeeding a 3D experience.  They are focusing on the communication theme this year. How do you communicate about breastfeeding?

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Acitivst in Training: Jenn G. (post #2)

It is interesting to see how much my mind has changed about giving birth, and how much information I have learned about birth from this class.  I never knew that there was so much to know.  One of the main … Continue reading

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