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Solid Gold

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:58:49 +0000

Today’s breastfeeding photo shows one month’s worth of frozen breast milk! If breast milk is liquid gold, then frozen breast milk must be solid gold! At least that’s what the photographer “Editor B” on flickr.com called it!

Pumping for an extended length of time (such as after returning to work) is a commitment and I can certainly see why Editor B would want to document the result of her efforts!

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The Epitome of Peacefulness

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:54:28 +0000

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.

Photo by c_r_z on flickr.com

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!

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Nurse-in Covered by Major Newspaper

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:58:07 +0000

Lactivists made the cover of the Chicago Sun Times on Saturday with a photo of two mothers breastfeeding their children at a nurse-in. Reporter Stefano Esposito explains that when Lauren Trost sat down in Lincoln Square’s Giddings Plaza to nurse her 7-month-old son, she was harassed by a passerby. Sadly, the person who objected to the breastfeeding in public was a woman in her 40s with two small children in tow! Trost returned to the plaza on Saturday for a breastfeeding rally that included a dozen nursing dyads.

Thanks to The Feminist Breeder for this cover shot:

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Photo of Toddler Nursing at a Wedding

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:43:23 +0000

Remember this Mom-to-Mom question asking for tips for traveling with a nursling and for advice about nursing in a dress at a wedding? This toddler nursing photo addresses the second part of the question by demonstrating one way of breastfeeding while wearing a fancy dress. The mother in this case wore a nursing bra underneath a dress that could be pulled aside at the top.

Photo by David Owen

What a darling little flower girl! I suspect that toddler nursing break was just the thing she needed to re-charge and re-connect during the excitement of the wedding and reception! Her mother looked gorgeous too and I think it’s great she didn’t have to retreat to another room to hike up a dress in order to nurse.

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Newborn at the Breast

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:08:16 +0000

The breastfeeding photo featured today is from Summer of Wired for Noise, aka sdminor81 on flickr.

Baby girl Saffron Sky

I love how this picture demonstrates that yes, a teeny tiny baby can latch on to a breast full of milk and still breathe and be oh so content! Congratulations Summer on your beautiful baby and thanks for showing how breastfeeding is beautiful too!

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Your Protection against Trouble

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:13:30 +0000

Love, love, love this WPA Federal Art Project poster by artist Erik Hans Krause, circa 1936-1938. It’s all still true: “Nurse the Baby: Your Protection against Trouble.”

Photo of poster by Bobster855

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Would You, Could You, in a Tram?

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:58:43 +0000

This toddler nursing photo shows a mother and her son breastfeeding in the tram car at the San Diego Zoo. I wish more people understood that breastfeeding helps make such excursions with little ones simpler and more fun! Many mothers know that “extended” breastfeeding offers health benefits and makes parenting easier!

Photo by Ronen's Dad

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Bonding at the Breast

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:38:53 +0000

Today I feature a gorgeous photo of a four-month-old baby nursing. I think the tags for this breastfeeding photo say it all: baby, infant, newborn, davey, nursing, breastfed, breastfeeding, eat, milk, love

Photo courtesy of jessicafm

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Now That’s How It’s Done

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:42:14 +0000

Without getting into a debate about how much breast or nipple it is appropriate to show in public, I simply want to share this breastfeeding picture as an example how nursing in public often appears. Absolutely no skin (aside from that precious baby’s) shows and many people might assume the baby is sleeping and not nursing.

Photo by littleREDelf

Do I think all mothers need to be this discreet in order to nurse in public? Absolutely not. I believe a mother should do what is necessary and what she is comfortable doing to nurse her baby in public.

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“Scandalous” Photo

Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:00:55 +0000

Which catches your eye first, the breastfeeding or the neck coils? The photographer says this photo was taken in Burma in 1956. The woman was 35 years old, and the neck coils could not be removed because the neck was too distended and the muscles too weak.

Photo by haabet2003

I share this photo simply to illustrate a point — even in 1956 it is clear that the focus and interest in the photo was not the breastfeeding.

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