Extra Resources Overview Breastfeedingcan truly be a joyous and beautiful time for mothers to bond with their baby. Unfortunately, some women find breastfeeding to be more difficult than it looks. Rest assured that this iscompletelynormal. Breastfeeding is a delicate process that needs to be prac...
In it I examine possible connections between historical-mythological depictions of women breastfeeding their own parents, the columna lactaria and pharmacological uses of human breast milk in the medical and scientific writers. Ultimately I argue that the social perception of adult breastfeeding at ...
On the other hand, female parents reported higher mean scores on helpfulness from social media (56.4% vs. 31.6%, p < 0.0001) and YouTube (49.4% vs. 22.4%, p < 0.001) compared with male parents (Fig. 3). Fig. 3 Percent Helpfulness Scores on Resources for Feeding Infants. ...
Because of the related costs, parental investment must be balanced with essential resources for parents themselves, among the resources available in the environment under the current parental condition. It is advantageous for parents to adjust their level of investment to the number of offspring; ...
Extraordinary Breastfeeding features three women at different stages of the breastfeeding cycle and questions why there is such a stigma attached to the
Her new book - The Discontented Little Baby Book - is my new favourite book for parents. Full of well researched and fabulous advice, she also manages to intertwine her own connected parenting type of approach. Stay tuned for this awesome interview with great advice for breastfeeding and sleep...
For some parents, or when the baby has certain medical conditions, it is very important to know exactly how much their baby is receiving at each feeding, and formula/bottle-feeding allows exact measurement. Foods, medications, or physical conditions in the mother are no longer a concern for ...
Among 574 mothers selected for the survey, the mean duration of complete breast feeding was 5.3 months (± 3.62); 53.8 per cent. breast fed their babies completely for 4 monthS or longer and 16.2 per cent. for less than 3 weeks. The effect on lactation of a considerable number of persona...
In the early days of learning to breastfeed, there may be times when you feel like tossing in the nursing bra and reaching for a bottle. You may be tempted to believe those advisers who suggest that formula feeding is easier to just as good. Or you may worry that you’re “not the ...
Some parents suggest switching pumps: (a) Rent a hospital grade pump from Boing Boing (and other places), which are more efficient and quicker; (b) Ameda pump worked better for 1 mom; (c) Avent Isis hand-pump worked better for another; (d) Medela manual pump fit another mom better. ...