As FirstRight continues to ask Denny’s to revisit its policy on breastfeeding, it asks breastfeeding advocates to take the following action:
FirstRight encourages all breastfeeding advocates to make calls to their local Denny’s restaurants and franchises to inquire about their breastfeeding policy and encourage them to adopt policies that are at minimum in accordance with applicable state laws. Contact information for local Denny’s restaurants can be found at the Denny’s Store Locator.
FirstRight also recommends making calls (1-800-733-6697 and also 864-597-8000) and emails to the Denny’s Headquarters through their online contact form to support them in adopting a brand-wide breastfeeding friendly …read more

Listen up people! There has been another sighting of Bottlefeeding In Public (BIP)! Some customers complained to management, but management said BIP was protected by law. So it’s time to get personal. It’s time to launch the Anti-Bottlefeeding Coalition Denounces Eating Freely Campaign (the ABCDEF Campaign for short). Modern society cannot tolerate babies eating from bottles in public! Whether you breastfeed or bottlefeed in the privacy of your own home, in the name of all that is decent, modest, and right, prepare yourself to make the following arguments against BIP:
BIP is unsanitary! You don’t know what’s in that bottle! It …read more

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Baby Milk Action is planning Nestle-Free Week surrounding this coming October 4, 2008. For more on the why, when and how of the Nestle Boycott and Nestle-Free Week in particular, visit Baby Milk Action’s Nestle-Free Week planning page.

A few months ago my kindergartner took a field trip to a farm. She came home excited to tell me all about how the baby cows are separated from the mama cows so the farmer can collect the cows’ milk for humans to drink. When I expressed my horror at little calf nurslings being separated from their mothers, my daughter insisted, “But it’s okay, Mom! They get powdered milk and they love it! I got to feed a baby cow a bottle and she sucked it right down!” I tried to wrap my head around the irony of baby cows …read more

Breastmilk: 100% nutrition in a handy little package.
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Breastmilk: It’s not a choice. It’s a birthright!
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Earlier this year the American Public Health Association (APHA) released a summary of its most recent public health policies. One policy, adopted in late 2007, recognizes “Breastfeeding as a fundamental public health issue.” The APHA breastfeeding policy summary states that the policy:
Affirms that exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life with continued breastfeeding for at least the first one or two years of life is the biological norm, and that all alternative feeding methods carry health risks in comparison, with rare exceptions. Recognizes that breastfeeding is viewed as a public health issue and insists that maternal and child …read more

When polled, “Do you ask pregnant women if they plan to breastfeed?” many readers said it depends on how they know the pregnant women — are they friends, acquaintances, strangers, or clients? Several readers left thoughtful comments with advice on how to bring up the subject of breastfeeding. Here are the complete poll results from all 90 voters:

Please take a moment to vote in the new poll in the sidebar!

The current poll on talking to pregnant women about breastfeeding has sparked several insightful comments. These commenters have come up with tactful, sensitive ways to open a discussion with a friend, casual acquaintance, or stranger. In case you missed these tips:
~ “What I normally do is say something like ‘if you need any advice or help with breastfeeding I can lend you some of my books or give your some good contact numbers….’ “The fact that I’m still bfing my 15 month old is handy, as I can say something about how it’s great for calming her or similar and …read more