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Make Breast Feeding Easier: Surgeon General Issues Call to Action

Everyone can help make breastfeeding easier! Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin issued a Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding, outlining steps that can be taken to remove some of the obstacl…

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Baby Mama: Do Children Need a Doll That Gives Birth?

When it comes to toys, children don’t crave authenticity and veracity, as much as they just require a vehicle that allows them to suspend disbelief long enough to simply lose themselves in play. While…

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Nursing When They Can Ask For It

"Yeah, I'm fine with breastfeeding, as long as she's not old enough to ask for it," said the prospective nanny. I had just explained I would be working from home so I could nurse my baby. Then,…

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Really Gisele? A Breastfeeding Law?

By Heather Sobieralski, originally posted on OwningPink.com When the supermodel Gisele made a statement this summer that it should be a law for all mothers to breastfeed their babies for six m…

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Be An Earth Day Family Every Day

Raising children is hard enough without worrying about the environmental consequences of your parenting choices. Don't sweat it. You already care about your child's well-being and earth-friendly choic…

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Guilt and Breastfeeding: Who’s Really to Blame?

I hardly blinked last week when yet another study heralded the benefits of breastfeeding, titled, "Breastfeeding Would Save Lives, Money." It found that feeding babies as nature intended, rather …

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Breast Is Always Best? Mommy’s Milk Is Served At NYC Restaurant

There has been quite a stir this past week in the blogosphere, as Chef Daniel Angerer, a NYC chef that once beat Bobby Flay on Iron Chef (no easy feat), announced that he was serving the customers in …

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Breastfeeding Mother Asked to Cover Up

After Indiana-mother Maggie Naas ordered food for herself, she decided to breastfeed her 11-month old, Katie. But when she followed this instinct, the culture around her responded. The Olive Garden ma…

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This Doll Sucks: What a Breastfeeding Doll Says About Society?

From the "I took the bait" file: Being a journalist, you quickly start to figure out the way things work pertaining to product and subsequent hype. A particular product will be released that holds …

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My Five Favorite Breastfeeding Tips

"Breastfeeding is best." And then there's the inevitable, "BUT..." Frankly, I'm not surprised by the recent backlash against breastfeeding. No wonder mothers have even begun to contest the huge body o…

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