Posts tagged as:

Breastfeeding

Facebook still banning breastfeeding photos

January 3, 2009

Just a few weeks after creating our Mamas Worldwide Facebook page, I hear that Facebook is still banning breastfeeding photos as obscene, and doing it rather often too!  I find it to be a huge double standard that topless women, fully exposing their breasts, are shown in ads on Facebook, but breastfeeding pics are too obscene.
I […]

Read the full article →

Early Detection of Breast Cancer

October 2, 2008

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so here’s a reminder to get yourself screened for breast cancer.  All women should have their risk of breast cancer assessed by their physician.  Those of normal risk who are under 40 should have a clinical breast exam done at least every three years by your doctor.  If you’re […]

Read the full article →

The Bottle of My Dreams

August 21, 2008

When The Boy was around nine months old, I went back to work full-time outside of the home. Up until then, he had had very few bottles. My husband was not itching to give him one, and if The Boy was not starving, he would refuse it anyway. We started trying bottles when The Boy […]

Read the full article →

Breastfeeding After Reduction: One Year In

August 7, 2008

The summer before 10th grade in high school, I got a breast reduction. The thought of how the surgery would affect my ability to breastfeed at some point in the probably distant future did not even cross my mind.  At 15, I was a 44E, after the surgery, I was down to a 38B […]

Read the full article →

Review: Nursing Tops

August 6, 2008

Living in Germany means that I see a lot of nursing moms who don’t bother with nursing tops. I don’t quite have their body confidence or their quickly regained svelte figures, so I prefer to keep my fat rolls under cover by wearing nursing tops when I expect to be breastfeeding in public.
The most readily […]

Read the full article →

Review: Nursing Bras

August 5, 2008

In the beginning, while your breasts are tender and fluctuating a lot in size, you’re going to want a bra that is soft and stretchy. Many, many moms swear by the Bravado Original Nursing Bra, but for me, with my broad chest and wider than average shoulders, the Original Nursing Bra did not fit […]

Read the full article →

Next Entries →