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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
Posted in activism, Breastfeeding
Tagged breastfeeding activism, nurse-in, Target, Target Nurse-in, twitter
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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
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
Posted in activism, Breastfeeding, Legal
Tagged breastfeeding harassment, breastfeeding laws
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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
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
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
Posted in Breastfeeding, General
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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.
Where’s the lactation room?
Posted in Breastfeeding
Tagged Breastfeeding, lactation room, maternity leave, xtra normal
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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?
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