Breastfeeding Speed Linking for July 18, 2007

I recently got back from an extended vacation (it was lovely, thank you for asking!) I hope you didn’t notice I was gone as I worked quite hard to continue posting quality content in my absence.

To catch up on some breastfeeding news, let’s take look at some stories covered recently by other bloggers:

The Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog highlights two Maine and Ohio cases in which mothers won judgments against the companies who discriminated against them for nursing in public. The California Attorney General’s office is seeking similar stories of breastfeeding discrimination from that state. Tanya also highlights a new breastfeeding law in Illinois. Finally, she wrapped up the WOMAN Challenge (how did you all do on that fitness challenge by the way? I got a little busy getting ready to put my house on the market and going on vacation and forgot to keep track altogether! I did go the pool yesterday to swim 40 laps. Does that make up for it?)

The Lactivist weighs in with her Ohioan perspective on the Ohio civil rights case. She also makes her argument for why nurse-ins should not be the first response to breastfeeding discrimination.

BreastfeedingMums exposes the propaganda spread by f*rmula companies in the U.K. and the U.S.

Mama Knows Breast answers the question of whether manicures and pedicures are appropriate while breastfeeding (personally, I avoid them). Andi also covers the story of how the national board of examiners is refusing to allow the mother of a 7-week-old time adequate time to pump during a nine-hour exam.