New Study On the Components of Breastmilk


The August 2, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences includes an article where researchers from the University of California, Davis have studied some of the components of human breast milk. What intrigued the researchers was that there is such a large portion of human milk that can not be digested by babies . . . → Read More: New Study On the Components of Breastmilk

Breast Milk Satisfies…


HUGE thanks go out to Elita from the Blacktating blog for finding this one!! And extra BIG kudos go out to OHIO for making such a fantastic pro-breastfeeding campaign – check it out!

If you are in Ohio, please let us know if you have seen this bill board! We think it’s . . . → Read More: Breast Milk Satisfies…

Health Care Bill Protects Breastfeeding Moms At Work


There has been a lot of talk about the recent Health Care Bill passed by Congress…whatever you think of the bill – there is one thing to be thankful for. This bill contains provisions requiring businesses to allow moms to pump their breastmilk at work and this legislation is effective in all 50 . . . → Read More: Health Care Bill Protects Breastfeeding Moms At Work

Breastfeeding Lowers Heart Risks For Mother


I love it when I see actual scientific studies that look at the benefits of breastfeeding! I have a Ph.D. in Genetics, so my scientific brain is always hungry for real research. Well, just this past week, Dr. Eleanor Bimla Schwartz, a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the . . . → Read More: Breastfeeding Lowers Heart Risks For Mother

Could You Breastfeed A Baby In Need


Recently I caught the video clip of a famous and beautiful actress breastfeeding another woman’s baby. I don’t know what was more interesting- the fact that she was nursing a child that was not her own or how much media attention she was receiving because she was doing it.

Salma Hayek

Personally, . . . → Read More: Could You Breastfeed A Baby In Need

Just One More Negative Of Fast Food On Children


I like to cruise the internet looking for the latest in news and research about breastfeeding. In my business and life keeping up on this information is vital. So when I came across this article on how fast-food can cancel out benefits of breastfeeding I was more than interested.

Many know . . . → Read More: Just One More Negative Of Fast Food On Children

One Moms View On Breastfeeding And Co-Sleeping


Public health authorities seem intent on making motherhood impossible. They rightly tell mothers how important breastfeeding is and then wrongly suggest that co-sleeping is unsafe. Some of them, like the Australians, also tell parents that it is detrimental to use techniques like controlled crying to get their baby to sleep (and . . . → Read More: One Moms View On Breastfeeding And Co-Sleeping