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December 1st, 2011
 2 comments This week has been a powerful time in the breastfeeding support world! Two major events happened which I am hoping and praying will have a domino effect around the country and around the world! First, The State of Rhode Island became the first US State to announce that it was BANNING free formula . . . → Read More: Support For Breastfeeding Is On The Rise August 3rd, 2011
Leave a comment I woke up this morning to the best news! You may have heard already, but it was announced a few days ago that the Affordable Care Act is now a reality! The Affordable Care Act ensures that women’s care visits are covered by insurance – without copay. This includes well-women visits, domestic violence . . . → Read More: World Breastfeeding Week Gift – The Affordable Care Act April 1st, 2011
38 comments I have been up thinking about this post since last night when I received the email announcement about Bravado and Medela- and I have been working on writing it all day today. I’m not sure what I have written is even relevant to anyone besides me…but I need to get it out – . . . → Read More: What’s A Girl To Do? February 12th, 2011
8 comments A friend of mine pointed me to an article on Cafe Mom that discusses moms who won’t breastfeed because they are Vegan. Now the definition of a Vegan means that they don’t consume any animal products or products derived from animals. Most people are vegan for humanitarian reasons as eating animals or products . . . → Read More: Is It Vegan To Breastfeed? February 10th, 2011
One comment Today’s news has got to to be the best we have had in a long time. When the IRS first launched it’s list of expenses that were reimbursable under health care flexible spending accounts, breastpumps were excluded because they lumped them into the category of “nutrition” and just like they don’t reimburse for . . . → Read More: Breaking News: IRS Allows Breastpumps As Medical Expense January 25th, 2011
2 comments A new study published in the January 2011 issue of Pediatrics found that children who are mainly breastfed for the at least the first six months (or longer) score considerably higher academically at 10 years of age, especially boys. The study, “Breastfeeding Duration and Academic Achievement at 10 Years,” followed 2,868 children born . . . → Read More: Breastfeeding And Academic Success October 28th, 2010
3 comments An article published in the New York Times details the recent decision of the IRS to exclude breastfeeding expenses and breastpumps from eligible reimbursement by tax sheltered flexible spending accounts. These accounts allow employees to use pre-tax dollars to pay for medical expenses that are not covered by insurance such as medical deductibles, . . . → Read More: Breastfeeding Denied Recognition by IRS |
        
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