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If, like me, you're old enough to remember when Hope said, "I don't want dioxins in my breast milk!" on Thirtysomething (I know I just lost nearly all of you!), the issue of toxins in breastmilk isn't a new one....

Here's a sad story with a happy ending. A Denver area student who was nursing her 8 month old baby was penalized after she took a break to pump during a four hour class. Her professor approved the breaks, but...

I've donated to Mercy Corps before, in order to sponsor their breastfeeding support project in Indonesia. While other NGOs support breastfeeding (UNICEF is one that comes to mind), Mercy Corps is the only one I know of which allows you...

With all the talk about nursing toddlers raised by this week's Time Magazine cover story, I thought I'd share this post I wrote last year listing some common misconceptions about "extended" nursing. In our culture nursing beyond infancy is misunderstood...

These days it seems like a new study on breastfeeding comes out every time I check my email! And a little announcement: I'll soon be writing a new column for Best for Babes on breastfeeding research, called "Science You Can...

More good news: WIC will begin using the WHO Growth Charts this year, beginning October 1st. The CDC and the AAP have both endorsed the WHO charts, which use the breastfed baby as the norm for infant growth and are...

I'm late writing about this one (and the reaction from Whoopi Goldberg - take a deep breath before watching) but here goes: Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pushing as many as 24 New York City hospitals to become Baby Friendly. It's...

I'm pleased to share a guest post today from Maria Parlapiano RN, IBCLC of on the partnership between Nestle and the city of Newark, New Jersey. On February 11th, Marilyn Knox, CEO of Nestlé Nutrition USA, presented a $100,000.00 check...

The Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition puts out great posters and educational materials about breastfeeding. I was able to help with one on "las dos" last year. Below is the Coalition's latest poster, which will began appearing on buses in Springfield, Massachusetts...