Breastfeeding
Because I follow @DagmarBleasdale, I’m trying breastfeeding ~ tweet from Sophia
I have become an avid breastfeeding advocate after my experience with breastfeeding has been so wonderful and educational. I would love for many other moms to have the same empowering experience.
I’m passionate about breastfeeding and helping moms who are struggling with it — but that doesn’t mean I think moms who use formula are bad mothers. It’s every mom’s business how she decides to feed her child. Our job as moms is so challenging already, we need to lift each other up instead of criticize each other.
I’m not a lactation specialist, but I know a lot of resources and can point you in the right direction at 3 in the morning if need be :)
I never imagined that I would be breastfeeding my son for this long:
but I am very happy that he hasn’t weaned himself yet. I’m glad he and I get to still enjoy all the wonderful health benefits that come from breastfeeding, and I will miss nursing him very much once he decides that his ba ba days are over.
Resources:
Video: Learn How to Hand-Express Breast Milk — great for emergencies, when your breasts are engorged, or when you can’t breastfeed but want to keep up your supply because of nipple wounds. (I did this for two weeks once and it kept my supply up and L went right back to nursing once my wounds had healed.)
Video: Breastfeeding Latch Trick (via Peaceful Parenting)
Side-lying nursing: A breastfeeding tutorial
Best for Babes — Giving Breastfeeding a makeover
Breastfeeding & Circumcision by Peaceful Parenting
Kellymom — THE breastfeeding resource site. Which medication and vitamins can you take while breastfeeding? Go here.
La Leche League — I am a member of the La Leche League and can’t say enough good things about this unique mother-to-mother support network, its resources, and its wealth of information.
24 hour toll-free breastfeeding helpline service:1-877-4 LALECHE (1-877-452-5324)
Life is Good — list of great breastfeeding articles Marcy compiled
Los Angeles Times article: April 2010: Increase in breast-feeding could save lives and billions of dollars
Breastfeeding at Full Circle, Westchester’s Lactation Resource: classes, lactation specialists, and store, White Plains, 914-421-1538
Mommy News
Mothering magazine
National Breastfeeding Helpline UK
Nursing Birth — blog and great resources from a Labor & Delivery nurse
Nursing Freedom.org — Normalizing breastfeeding. Anytime. Anywhere.
Nurtured Child
Parenting Australia – Health (Breastfeeding)
United States Breastfeeding Committee
Women’sHealth.gov/breastfeeding
Click on the Nestle Boycott button for more information on why I boycott Nestle.
Plus, Crunchy Domestic Goddess has a very long list of Nestle products to avoid. It’s scary how many products Nestle makes.
Breastfeeding blogs:
Biological Nurturing
Breastfeeding Moms Unite!
Breastfeeding Blog Motherwear
Breastfeeding Truth
Conservative Granola Mommies
Crunchy Domestic Goddess
Custom-Made Milk
Dances with Diapers
For the Love of Chaos
Grudgemom
Mama in the City
Mama Knows Breast
Nanny’s Breastfeeding Corner
Nursing Birth
My Hodge Podge Life
The Feminist Breeder — one of my favorite
The Leaky Boob: You might be a lactivist if… (such a fun article)
The Natural Transition Blog
Peanut Sprout
PhD in Parenting — one of my favorite
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One of the best things motherhood had given is the gift to breastfeed. It is very practical, accessible and a great bonding time with your babies. I can just imagine the saving I got when I breastfed, and the sleeping hours I had because you do not have to rise and get the bottle. You can actually feed your baby while lying down. In fact, i even encouraged my younger sister to breastfeed her kids and was very thankful that she did.
It is best to continually promote breastfeeding at least on your baby’s first 6 months. Now when one is working, one can at least wean him a bit, bottle fed in the mornings but breastfed in the evenings. But to each her own weaning styles. Because I was a sahm when my kids were young, I breastfed then until they 8 months old. And I am thankful and now share that experience,especially to starting mom’s who just gave birth. You can do it.
It s great you have collected all of these resources together! I am speaking to La Leche in NJ this October 4th about Perinatal Mood Disorders.
I am happy to be contributing to this organization that helped me so much when I was a young mom…thanks!
How awesome that you have collected all these resources together! I think as breastfeeding mothers the best support we have is from each other. I have received SO much encouragement through the breastfeeding community!
Our Growing Garden
This is a great one-stop shop for breastfeeding resources! Thanks, girlie!
Wow……I just made 17 months in BF’ing. I have to agree with the benefits 100 times over. My daughter has not been ill much. She has had the sniffles a few MONTHS back…but that’s it.
Happy New year of nursing!
Breastfeeding is the most amazing experience I have had…I never thought it could be such an important thing in my life.
Those are great resources. It makes me so sad when moms give up. Especially mamas of twins. Thanks!
Just a note to those who disagree with extended breastfeeding. I breastfed my autistic son until he was three and a half. I am grateful that I did so. I think it helped with his attachment disorder. He is now 21 and most are unaware of his diagnosis. I am not saying breastfeeding cured him, but as part of the attachment style parenting I did, I am sure it helped
You followed you instincts and extending breastfeeding him certainly did not hurt him!
I was unable to breastfeed all three of my children because of my medical reasons. I feel that breast feeding a BABY is a wonderful thing and something all mothers should do the first year or so. I do have feelings and concerns when it goes beyond that. If there is no medical need or medical necessity (preemie baby or medical condition of child) then I think that it is more of a benefit for the mother then the child. When a child is old enough to look at the mother and ask for breast milk I think that it should be given to them in a cup if the child’s doctor gives the okay to continue drinking it. In my opinion and feelings that when giving the actual breast to give breast milk to an older child will have more con’s then pro’s in some way or form. I have no proof or examples but a person opinion…I personally feel that when a Kid can say “Mom I need the boob….” (as an example) its time to step back and say… what other ways can I give him the same kind of benefits as he or she gets from breast milk and what other ways can I bond with my child.
Sorry if this upsets anyone but its a personal opinion and from what i have seen being around others who have breast feed their BABY.
The World Health Organization recommends continued breastfeeding up to 2 years of age or beyond.
And I say Breastfeed as long as you & baby want. :)
My son is about to be one. Why would I wean him when he’s not ready? To please society? Probably not. The advantages of breastfeeding don’t just disappear when a child reaches a certain age. I think breastfed toddlers are more confident and secure because they know they have one constant that will be there as long as they desire.
As we are in Breastfeeding Awareness Month, it makes me so pleased to read comments about moms who persevere and believe in the benefits of breastfeeding. I, as an inventor of a product to help in nursing, wanted to encourage moms to keep these words of encouragement going. If we all realize that challenges will always be part of the process, but that the process/journey is one traveled with other women in our same situation…then the journey is an easier and exciting one to undertake!
I’m a huge supporter of breastfeeding, for however long it lasts for any Mommy and baby. This post is great for breastfeeding Moms looking for support– I retweeted it to my followers. Love it!
Great list! I really love the Milk Maid tea. I drank it religiously when I first started breastfeeding. I still drink it once in awhile if my son takes a little break for a few days.
Hi Dagmar! So nice meeting you last week at the Bread Art Project! I’m glad to have met a fellow breastfeeding fanatic. I forgot to ask if you’re a donator too. I’ve donated over 3000 ounces for Haiti. Hope to run into you again real soon!
The list of blogs is very helpful. I really didn’t know there were so many specializing on breastfeeding.
Thanks for all these great links!
I think the Muslims have exactly the right idea on breastfeeding and when to wean. In the Quran it is a child’s right to be BF until the age of 2 preferably by their mother or a wet nurse. Im not keen on wet nurses or milk banks with all of the diseases out there. However, Im of the opinion that a child needs to be off the breast or bottle around the age of two.
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