Oprah, Please Do Your Homework on Extended Breastfeeding!
October 8, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breastfeeding
Oprah is looking for breastfeeding mothers to appear on a future show:
Are You Too Old to Breast-feed?
Are you currently breast-feeding your son or daughter? How old is he or she? Do you wonder what age is appropriate to wean your child? Do you think your family and/or friends feel uncomfortable around you or discussing the topic of breast-feeding?
What is your position on when to wean your child? We want to hear your thoughts.
Please only write-in if you are willing to appear on television.
“Are you too old to breastfeed?” Why no, I don’t think I’m too old to breastfeed …read more
An Inspiration to Breastfeeding Mothers of Multiples
April 10, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breastfeeding, breastfeeding stories, multiples, pumping
I happened to catch the Oprah show today about siblings. The first guests were the Harris sextuplets, the only set of African-American sextuplets to survive. Their mother Diamond Harris explained how she and her husband used intrauterine insemination to conceive. At first they were told they were having twins, then a subsequent ultrasound showed five heartbeats, and during the birth they got an additional surprise–a sixth baby had been hiding behind the placenta!
Oprah applauded Diamond for breastfeeding the sextuplets. The interview wasn’t entirely positive but it was amazing to hear Diamond say that she breastfed the six babies until they were six …read more






