"Contrary to the stereotypes and data culled over the years, black women do breastfeed their babies.
Feed with Love and Respect
Breastfeeding is the optimal way to satisfy an infant's nutritional and emotional needs. "Bottle Nursing" adapts breastfeeding behaviors to bottle-feeding to help initiate a secure attachment. Follow the feeding cues for both infants and children, encouraging them to eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full. Offer healthy food choices and model healthy eating behavior.
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"“When I was growing up, breastfeeding was not a part of my narrative. It wasn’t blatantly discouraged but it wasn’t present either. |
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"Every mom knows that support is essential to a successful breastfeeding relationship with her baby. So, in honor of National Breastfeeding Month, let’s honor and acknowledge the different areas of support that are needed." |
"What I remember is the nuzzling and the cooing and the warmth of skin against skin, heartbeat to heartbeat, my babies looking into my eyes and holding my fingers and suckling while I rocked and felt them pull life from my body. |
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"A new study of women 20 years after undergoing surgery for primary breast cancer shows that breastfeeding for longer than 6 months is associated with a better survival rate. |
"More than 80 percent of U.S. mothers breastfeed their newborns, but fewer than a third keep doing so for the recommended minimum of one year, a new survey finds. |
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Attachment Parenting International extends its condolences and shares this WABA tribute to Mariam Labbok, breastfeeding, mother, and baby advocate and more, who passed way this month. |
Today, we want to recognize a post written by Krystal Newton, a stay-at-home mom to 2 boys, on her blog, Mommy Laughs: "While the benefits of extended breastfeeding are endless, my reasoning for choosing to let Colton decide to wean are somewhat s Read more |
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"It will cost between $3.3 trillion and $4.5 Read more |
My daughter recently weaned after 3 and 1/2 years of nursing. We did baby-led weaning, so there were no tears shed -- on either side. |
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