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More Mainstream Twaddle about the Breastfeeding Doll
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: September 7, 2009
I just can’t get over the “outrage” surrounding this doll. Can no one in the media see the hypocrisy of being “offended” by a babydoll that allows little girls to breastfeed, just like mommy does? Little girls and boys mimic mom with teddy bears and other stuffed animals, as well as dolls. So a toy [...]
Unassisted Childbirth
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: August 25, 2009
I will be the first to admit that I am on the slightly crunchy side of mainstream when it comes to pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. I’m a sleep sharing, baby-wearing, breastfeeding, gentle-disciplining mama. In spite of my two epidural filled inductions, (or maybe, because of them?) I’m a natural childbirth advocate. I truly believe that [...]
Family History of Breast Cancer? Breastfeed Your Babies!
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: August 11, 2009
Yet more research has been done confirming the protective factors of breastfeeding for women. This time, it was done in the at-risk population of women with a family history of breast cancer. [Full article]
What kills me about this particular article is that it clearly illustrates how the study was performed, why it is better than [...]
Mixed Messages
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: August 10, 2009
I’m trying to understand why young women today have such a hard time keeping their clothes on. Yet another young lady in Hollywood is having to sic her legal eagles on the vast reaches of the Internet to keep compromising photos of herself from being published. Certainly, she isn’t the first, and she won’t be [...]
Once again…idiocy prevails…
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: August 6, 2009
Apparently, people are up in arms over babydolls. A recent Fox News article claims that a doll designed for little girls that encourages breastfeeding is going to cause early pregnancy and teen sex.
Breastfeeding is not sex! Nor is it related in any way to alcoholism or ending up in prison. However, some moron referenced in [...]
World Breastfeeding Week
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: August 2, 2009
World Breastfeeding Week kicks off today! Events are being sponsored all over the world. You can contact your local La Leche League leader or other lactation professional to find events in your area.
Please take some time this week to congratulate, encourage, or support someone you know who is breastfeeding, has breastfed, or is thinking about [...]
Pregnant women dying in Peru
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: July 9, 2009
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/09/peru.pregnant.mortality/index.html
Above is a link to an article about the high maternal mortality rate in Peru. Interesting read, but I want to draw your attention to the picture and caption that goes along with the article. In yet another example of media (and medical) bias, the picture shows an indigenous woman giving birth. She is standing, [...]
Middle-schooler strip searched for drugs
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: June 25, 2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A former middle-school student who was strip-searched by school officials looking for ibuprofen pain medication won a partial victory of her Supreme Court appeal Thursday in a case testing the discretion of officials to ensure classroom safety.
Savana Redding leaves the U.S Supreme Court in April. She was 13 when she was strip-searched.
Savana [...]
Radical Motherhood
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: June 8, 2009
Radical Motherhood…I’ve come across this term a number of times in recent media articles, and I’m curious as to what it means. Sometimes it seems used in a derogatory sense and other times it seems to signify a certain lifestyle or approach to parenthood.
I’m not really sure I understand this. I know that becoming a [...]
Breastfeeding: A public policy issue
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: May 28, 2009
- In: Breastfeeding| Health| culture| feminism| politics
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This is a fabulous article by Melissa Bartick over at the Huffington Post. Normally, I don’t read much of what they write over there, but this is truly an incredible piece. Enjoy!
Lack of policy and infrastructure to support breastfeeding in the US means that breastfeeding is made unnecessarily difficult. Breastfeeding is an important public health [...]
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