Many women who practice exclusive breastfeeding find that menstruation after birth comes at a delayed time. For some women, it may take months before it returns. And then, there can be an abnormal cycle including skipped months.
Update: Officials Call For Halt To Breast Milk Donations To Haiti
The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA), United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), International Lactation Consultant Association/United States Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA/USLCA), and La Leche League International (LLLI) have teamed up to urge breastfeeding mothers to donate extra milk for infants in Haiti.
One batch [...]
According to a study at Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, breastfeeding for at least 6 months can positively benefit the emotional well-being of children well into their teenage years.
Over 2300 mothers and their children were tracked for for 14 years as researchers looked for factors that might affect the emotional growth of [...]
Welcome to the January Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting resolutions!
This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month we’re writing about how we want to parent differently — or the same — in the New Year. Please read to the end [...]
Recently a study was released that showed negative workplace policies can negatively affect breastfeeding. Too many mothers were weaning early due to lack of support from employers.
I thought this was very important to deal with. Most breastfeeding mothers will have to return to work sometimes after their child is born. For some this will [...]
A 20 year study of women by HMO Kaiser Permanente shows a significant link between breastfeeding and a woman’s reduced risk of type-2 diabetes.
The study was originally designed to track heart disease in women, yet the researchers were able to find many other health related issues. One being that the length of breastfeeding seemed to [...]
