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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Breastfeeding 1-2-3

The Epitome of Peacefulness

The Epitome of Peacefulness

This week’s breastfeeding picture embodies the epitome of peacefulness! As this mother and baby picnic in the meadow, you can practically see the breastfeeding hormones prolactin and oxytocin working to relax the baby and mother and to promote bonding between the two
I think it’s lovely how breastfeeding helps a family get out into the fresh air together. I often hear women say “I can’t do [X] because I’m breastfeeding” (whether that’s true or not) and so I think it’s really important to highlight what mothers can do (or at least can do more easily) because they are breastfeeding!

Breastfeeding Photos: A Poll

Breastfeeding Photos: A Poll

In light of the controversies about breastfeeding photos on Facebook, MySpace and LiveJournal, I am wondering how you feel about the appropriateness of having breastfeeding pictures taken of you and your nursling. Do you have them taken?
Leave a comment!
If you have had breastfeeding photos taken, what do you do with them? Have you shared them with friends, posted them on a blog, or used them for avatars on web sites? Is there an age of the nursling after which breastfeeding photos are no longer appropriate? What about this news story (via Blacktating) that tells how a family’s children were taken …read more

Virtual and Live Nurse-Ins Planned over Breastfeeding Pictures on Facebook

Virtual and Live Nurse-Ins Planned over Breastfeeding Pictures on Facebook

It has been over a year since Facebook began removing breastfeeding pictures and threatening users with being banned from the site. At last check, the Facebook group “Hey, Facebook, Breastfeeding is not obscene!” had over 57,000 members (including me). Now organizers of that group have planned an event for Saturday, December 27, 2008, the M.I.L.C. Mothers International Lactation Campaign.
Virtual Nurse-In
Organizers explain:
Facebook continues to classify breastfeeding photos as obscene content. They continue to arbitrarily remove these photos from member albums and profiles, accompanied by warnings of account termination. This is highly discriminatory and an affront to nursing mothers everywhere. In protest …read more

Wordless Wednesday: Hand Holding

Wordless Wednesday: Hand Holding

2009 Breastfeeding Calendars with Beautiful Breastfeeding Pictures

2009 Breastfeeding Calendars with Beautiful Breastfeeding Pictures

Time for this year’s round-up of breastfeeding calendars! You can have your 2009 calendar shopping make a difference for mothers and babies around the world by purchasing one of the following calendars:
~ Check out the 12 full-color pictures from the IBFAN Breastfeeding Calendar 2009. The calendar is available from Baby Milk Action for £7, £6 if ordering 10 or more. Add £2 per calendar for shipping and handling outside the United Kingdom (although you might be able to order a calendar from your national International Baby Food Action Netork group). The 2008 Calendar is also available for £3.
~ The 2009 …read more

Wordless Wednesday: Just Learning

Wordless Wednesday: Just Learning

By: Daquella Manera

Wordless Wednesday: Side-Lying Position

Wordless Wednesday: Side-Lying Position

By Dao Hodac

Wordless Wednesday: Bliss

Wordless Wednesday: Bliss

By: The Hoovers

Wordless Wednesday: Relaxed Breastfeeding in the Bath

Wordless Wednesday: Relaxed Breastfeeding in the Bath

By: PhylB

Wordless Wednesday: A Little Breastfeeding Humor

Wordless Wednesday: A Little Breastfeeding Humor

By: Chispita_666

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