Breastfeeding 28 January 2011

This is a statement regarding the matter of public safety:  beware the lactating female breast, as it posseses the dangerous ability to cause any onlooker to black out and go into a fit of epileptic convulsion, with a bout of painful hives ensuing.  In order to save man, woman, child …

 Breastfeeding 12 January 2011

Mammals make milk to nourish their young- it’s what we do.  About 98% of all mothers can make sufficient quantities of milk for their babies.  But what about that two percent who can’t?  Some are faced with hormonal issues, some illness and some physical barriers to making milk to feed …

 Breastfeeding 29 September 2010

About two and a half years ago when I became pregnant with A I purchased the Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (published by La Leche League International) on the recommendation of someone on an Internet forum.  I was intrigued by the title (so many other books represent breastfeeding as something technical, and …