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An Australian woman pumping on her lunch break in the Westfield Marion shopping center “parents’ room” was approached by the cleaning lady and later questioned by mall security and police. Sharleen Salmon had recently returned to work and was expressing breast milk for her five-month-old baby Justice. The Guardian Messenger quotes Salmon as saying:
I was in a private area (in the parents room) behind the curtain and this cleaner just walked in on me and watched what I was doing. She told me the parents room was for parents and breastfeeding only – and that I wasn’t allowed to …read more

Two revised editions of classic breastfeeding resources have been released today: The Nursing Mother’s Guide to Weaning, Revised Edition by Kathleen Huggins and Linda Ziedrich and Nursing Mother, Working Mother, Revised Edition by Gale Pryor and Kathleen Huggins.

Need help safely choosing and using a breast pump? Check out the new breast pump website launched by the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Breast pumps are considered medical devices and thus the FDA regulates them. As part of an initiative with the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee the FDA put together this site to offer breast pump basics. It answers important questions like:
“Is it safe to buy a used breast pump or share a breast pump?” 
“Can I rent a pump?”
“Are there programs to help me pay for a pump?”
You can also learn how to file a report of a problem with your pump.

A reader shares her experience breastfeeding triplets! Enjoy this Q&A with Julie:
Tell us a little about yourself and your three children!
I am 23 years old and active duty Navy. I’ve been in the Navy for three years. I’ve been married for four years, and my husband just graduated from college in December. We were told we were expecting twins when I was seven weeks pregnant, and were ecstatic and surprised and a little scared. I experienced some bleeding a few days later, and it continued on and off for the next two weeks, so I …read more