Category Archives: breastfeeding

I’m Molly. That’s “Mama.”: of first words and breasts

Simon’s second word, after “ball,” was “mama.”* This is interesting, because Eric and I go by our first names with our children. In other words, no one has ever said “mama” to Simon, not once in his entire life, except for all of us mimicking the various babbling sounds he’s made as he’s tried to [...]

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links for thought, April 2013 (2 of 2)

from Summer at Midwives, Doulas, Home Birth, Oh My!, “Discretion Can Kiss My Breast” (on Missouri Senate Bill 87, “discretion,” and the right to breastfeed) from Jody Peltason at The Atlantic, “Before I Forget: What Nobody Remembers About New Motherhood” Don’t get me wrong—it’s an important question that we should keep asking ourselves and each [...]

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the CDC finds that many babies are offered solid foods too early; mother-blaming ensues

Over 40% of US babies are fed solid foods before they’re 4 months old, and 9% are fed solids before they’re 4 weeks old, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published last week in the journal Pediatrics. This totally sucks for a number of reasons: for one thing, [...]

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