This latest question relates to the discussion we had recently about promoting breastfeeding to pregnant women.
Dear Angela,
I have a friend who is on bed rest and will probably have premature multiples. I gently asked whether she plans to breastfeed and she responded with comments about how she isn’t sure but she’s sick of strong pressure from very pro-breastfeeding women. She says she’ll commit to at least 4 weeks of “trying,” but I could already hear excuses in her explanation, such as “I’m really tiny and I don’t think my body will produce enough”, and “I’ve heard they actually …read more

Tammy Etheridge (well-known as the actress Tammy Lynn Michaels on the television series Popular) recently had twins with her wife (and yesterday’s Oscar winner for best original song!) Melissa Etheridge. Tammy writes on her blog Hollywood Farm Girl all about how she’s breastfeeding their four-month-old boy-girl twins Miller Steven and Johnnie Rose. Before the Oscars, she wrote:
checking oscar.
nail polish.
check.
breast pump.
check.
pump accessories (baggies, plastic parts, scissors, marker, pump vest, etc).
check.
black dress.
check.
Indeed, the Celebrity Baby Blog reports that Tammy even dished with Joan Rivers about breastfeeding:
Joan Rivers asked Tammy if she had exercised to get back into shape after giving birth …read more