I mentioned this WIC breastfeeding site briefly a couple weeks ago when I found an awesome album that they are giving away for free, but I wanted to highlight the site just a bit more because it really contains a ton of great information. continue reading »
“Cookie Jar” by Alice Saffer
I first heard this song when I went to the Texas WIC program’s breastfeeding site: breastmilkcounts.com. I loved it so much that I tried to look it up on YouTube, and surprisingly couldn’t find it. Then I started searching on Google about the song in general and found that you can actually download it as well as a whole baby lullaby album off the Texas WIC program’s breastfeeding site! continue reading »
The bulk of both formula and breast milk is a protein source, a fat source, and a carbohydrate source. Formula and breast milk certainly contain other nutritional things such as vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, probiotics, etc. But the bulk of the liquid is fats, proteins, and carbs. These are essential not just to be healthy but to survive. As much as formula and breast milk are similar, there’s at least one major difference. continue reading »
I saw this news clip about a teacher who pumps the other day. I don’t know if she was really fired because of nursing or some other reason. But I do know that taking a 20 minute pumping break every 3 hours isn’t always convenient nor even possible in many jobs. continue reading »
I know many of my readers did or are formula feeding. I’ve posted before about how our society often makes breastfeeding a very difficult task. I’m not surprised at the low breastfeeding rates because I see how difficult hospital practices, the medical community, employers, and even family can make breastfeeding a challenge. continue reading »
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