My name is Tina and I am married and I have four beautiful children.  I share my testimony because I am so deeply committed to breast feeding and with each baby, I have experienced four unique breast feeding relationships.  My first born (Kristina), now 12 years old, self weaned at 19 . . . → Read More: A Breastfeeding Journey]]> http://mommynewsblog.com/a-breastfeeding-journey/feed/ 0 http://mommynewsblog.com/the-breastfed-toddler/ http://mommynewsblog.com/the-breastfed-toddler/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:46:07 +0000 Mommy News http://mommynewsblog.com/?p=7256 As many of you know, I nursed my son for a very long time. We kind of just followed his cues – with a little nudging along the way. Some of my favorite nursing moments are of when he was a toddler. I was browsing the web this morning and came across this diagram . . . → Read More: The Breastfed Toddler]]> http://mommynewsblog.com/the-breastfed-toddler/feed/ 2 http://mommynewsblog.com/when-support-isnt-really-support/ http://mommynewsblog.com/when-support-isnt-really-support/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:48:16 +0000 Mommy News http://mommynewsblog.com/?p=7179 I received a comment on one of my blog posts about facebook and photographs that were taken down of breastfeeding moms. I received this comment on January 11th, after I had linked to this blog article on facebook in response to some other “censorship” that facebook had been doing more recently. It took me . . . → Read More: When Support Isn’t Really Support]]> http://mommynewsblog.com/when-support-isnt-really-support/feed/ 13 http://mommynewsblog.com/the-reluctant-nurser/ http://mommynewsblog.com/the-reluctant-nurser/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:26:27 +0000 Mommy News http://mommynewsblog.com/?p=7170 By Vanessa Manz

I chose this title because it perfectly described my daughter Madeline and me at different times during our pregnancy and breastfeeding journey together. During my pregnancy in 2003, many people asked me if I would breastfeed her and I answered honestly, that I was not yet sure how I would feed . . . → Read More: The Reluctant Nurser]]> http://mommynewsblog.com/the-reluctant-nurser/feed/ 2 http://mommynewsblog.com/the-year-in-review-2011/ http://mommynewsblog.com/the-year-in-review-2011/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:15:42 +0000 Mommy News http://mommynewsblog.com/?p=7118 As the year comes to a close, I thought I would take a few minutes to review my favorite blog posts of the year and to summarize breastfeeding during 2011.

2011 has been a year of celebrating successes, breastfeeding being covered by the media, breastfeeding in public and breastfeeding advocacy. We have seen censorship . . . → Read More: The Year In Review – 2011]]> http://mommynewsblog.com/the-year-in-review-2011/feed/ 0 http://mommynewsblog.com/giving-of-myself-a-breast-milk-donors-story/ http://mommynewsblog.com/giving-of-myself-a-breast-milk-donors-story/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:02:11 +0000 Mommy News http://mommynewsblog.com/?p=7049 By Helen Anderson

“On February 19, 2011 The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) asked healthy lactating mothers to consider donating to a milk bank so that fragile babies will be fed this life-giving and sustaining nutrition.

HMBANA announced that the non-profit milk banks in North America have reached critically low . . . → Read More: Giving Of Myself – A Breast Milk Donor’s Story]]> http://mommynewsblog.com/giving-of-myself-a-breast-milk-donors-story/feed/ 3 http://mommynewsblog.com/helping-moms-to-breastfeed/ http://mommynewsblog.com/helping-moms-to-breastfeed/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:55:31 +0000 Mommy News http://mommynewsblog.com/?p=6826 Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival!

This post was written as part of The Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com . For more info on the Carnival or if you want to participate, contact Claire at clindstrom2 {at} gmail {dot} com. Today’s post is about how you . . . → Read More: Helping Moms To Breastfeed]]> http://mommynewsblog.com/helping-moms-to-breastfeed/feed/ 3 http://mommynewsblog.com/the-mothers-before-me/ http://mommynewsblog.com/the-mothers-before-me/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:39:13 +0000 Mommy News http://mommynewsblog.com/?p=6753 Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival!

This post was written as part of The Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For more info on the Carnival or if you want to participate, contact Claire at clindstrom2 {at} gmail {dot} com. Today’s post is about how the mothers . . . → Read More: The Mother’s Before Me]]> http://mommynewsblog.com/the-mothers-before-me/feed/ 11 http://mommynewsblog.com/the-most-important-gift-for-my-son/ http://mommynewsblog.com/the-most-important-gift-for-my-son/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 16:05:29 +0000 Mommy News http://mommynewsblog.com/?p=6583 By Julie Howard

It was Thanksgiving 2009 and I was on hospital bed rest “for the long haul” I had been told. I had Pre-eclampsia and was on my last day of my 28th week as a first time mom, and was determined to make it to 34 weeks which my OB had said . . . → Read More: The Most Important Gift For My Son]]> http://mommynewsblog.com/the-most-important-gift-for-my-son/feed/ 1 http://mommynewsblog.com/relactation-a-breastfeeding-story/ http://mommynewsblog.com/relactation-a-breastfeeding-story/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 12:56:35 +0000 Mommy News http://mommynewsblog.com/?p=6564 By Sarah Edstrom

I met Sarah on Twitter – I can’t remember how it came up, but I learned that she had relactated so that she could provide her baby with breastmilk. I just had to know more, so Sarah agreed to share her story on my blog. Below is my interview with . . . → Read More: Relactation – A Breastfeeding Story]]> http://mommynewsblog.com/relactation-a-breastfeeding-story/feed/ 8