Breastfeeding In The News 38
Mom shields her ‘offensive’ breastfeeding with Victoria Secret model
Frustrated with the beautiful breastfeeding photo seen above being reported seventeen times on Facebook, Maria Corry wanted to make a point, and she got creative in doing so. The young mom sat down to nurse her baby, but this time she brought a cover with her.… Keep Reading!!!
Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau speaks publically about extended breastfeeding
In a recently recorded interview with Katie Couric, Canada’s “first lady”, Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, speaks candidly about a variety of issues. Near the end of the interview, Katie mentions Sophie’s recent interview in Chatelaine, which seems to have gone mostly unnoticed. In this interview, Sophie mentions that she is currently nursing her two-year-old son Hadrien.… Keep Reading!!!
Where Does Your Presidential Hopeful Stand on Breastfeeding?
#BoobsForBernie is currently trending. What does that mean for the average American breastfeeder? It means a photo of a mother feeding her child is making national headlines. It means the people that have been working hard to normalize breastfeeding can smile today. A woman fed her child in public and wasn’t asked to leave or cover up; quite the opposite in fact. The encouragement in this instance has been abundant.
In case you haven’t read the headlines Margaret Ellen Bradford … Keep Reading!!!
Hollywood moms sent to pump in the bathroom during the Oscars
Even A-list moms can’t catch a break at the most glamorous night of the year. The Academy Awards have green rooms decked to the nines, rooms full of swag that are decorated beautifully, a red carpet matched by no other; but when a celebrity needs to go pump they are given the bathroom.
Best Supporting Actor nominee Tom Hardy was approached by a reporter in the lobby and asked what he was doing standing there. He responded that he was … Keep Reading!!!
Woman admits to having sex with her husband while breastfeeding their baby
A now removed blog post about breastfeeding has caused controversy, this weekend. More than the normal “I don’t want to see boobs” controversy. This time the mother in question says she often has sex while breastfeeding and authorities are now investigating her and considering pressing charges for pedophilia.
In the post, the mother admits to having sex with her husband while simultaneously breastfeeding their child. The original post was in french, on a popular French mom site called TPL Moms… Keep Reading!!!
Video: Police officer saves an abandoned baby’s life by breastfeeding her
When police officers in Columbia got a call about a baby left in the woods Luisa Fernanda Urrea was one of the officers dispatched to the scene. They found a newborn girl crying in the undergrowth, with part of her umbilical cord still attached. The baby was hungry and at risk of hypothermia so Urrea, being a new mom herself, quickly swaddled and began nursing her.
Luisa Fernanda Urrea is being credited with saving this beautiful little girl’s life.… Keep Reading!!!
Moms erupt in anger over photo of a young boy trying to breastfeed his sibling
The internet is full of cute pictures of kids copying the world around them. It’s how they learn. So many of those are kids feeding dolls or siblings. None of these seem to cause issue, until a young boy pretends to breastfeeding his baby sibling.
Breastfeeding Mama Talk posted an adorable photo that a mom had shared with them and the internet erupted in a firestorm of misplaced hatred and disgust.
We live in an age where when our children … Keep Reading!!!
‘Glee’ star and new mom Naya Rivera Dorsey speaks candidly about her breastfeeding struggles and successes
It’s always great to celebrities being honest about the joys and struggles of breastfeeding their children. Naya Rivera, seen above sporting a beautiful bump at her baby shower, and her husband Ryan Dorsey welcomed their first child, Josey Hollis, into the world in September, Naya opened up to People about how breastfeeding is going.
Right off the top she talks about the lack of information new mothers receive in regards to breastfeeding.
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US Army issues a much needed breastfeeding policy update
Good news for moms serving in the US Army. There will be no more pumping milk in the bathroom! On November 10, 2015 they released an update for their new policy regarding breastfeeding soldiers.
It was only September, of this year, that the Army came out with a breastfeeding policy, making them the last service branch to do so. The original policy made strides to help nursing soldiers but left a lot to be desired. It specified that soldiers be … Keep Reading!!!
Canadian mom stirs up controversy by nursing in her son’s Santa photo
When Rebecca, a mother of 3 from St. Catharines, Ontario, took her one year old to see Santa he got a little cranky waiting in line. As any nursing mom would do, Rebecca started nursing her son to comfort him. She joked that she should see if she could nurse him through the pictures. When the photographer and Santa were completely on board they went for it.
Rebecca says that she has never been made to feel unwelcome when nursing … Keep Reading!!!
This breastfeeding mother refuses to be shamed by onlookers, she fights back instead
When Ashley Kaidel‘s son got hungry, while they were at a restaurant, she did what mother’s do – she fed him. Of course, because she did so with your breasts people start staring. Rather than feel shamed she decided to stare right back. This is when her dining partner took a photo of her, a photo which she posted to Facebook along with a post about normalizing breastfeeding. The statement she made, both within her writing and her photo … Keep Reading!!!
Mom puts breastmilk under a microscope and shares the amazing video
When Rachel Lim’s husband brought a microscope home from work, she decided to have some fun. She wanted to know what her breast milk looked like up close and what she saw is fascinating. The particles can be seen “moving and quivering”, as if they are alive. Of course, it’s not news that breast milk is alive; it’s full of bacterial cells, white blood cells and and stem cells. Scientists determined this long ago. To see it in action is … Keep Reading!!!
