| Spreading the word |
[18 Jul 2008|10:47pm] |
I know we have alot of intactivist parents in here so I am posting my good news.
Yesterday, our local paper (The Oregonian) ran an article in the "How we live" lifestyle section. There was an article about a woman who is a practicing Jew and chose not to circumcise her son. This article touched on the pain that her decision caused to her parents and how she has dealt with it. I was so impressed that I ended up writing to the editor. When I opened my paper today, I saw that they had printed my letter:
I just read the interview with Cara Ungar-Gutierrez and I have tears in my eyes. As a Jewish woman, and the mother of two college age daughters I thought back to the time of my pregnancy with my first daughter. We did not know if we were having a boy or a girl but I had decided that if I had a boy, he would not be circumcised. This choice caused much anger in my family and the family of my at the time husbands family.
I have always been of the belief that I do not have the right to permanently alter my child's body with a cosmetic procedure and that the presence or lack of foreskin is not what makes a boy Jewish.
Thank you to Cara Ungar-Gutierrez for her strength and compassion, she is truly an inspiration to intactivist parents everywhere.
I am very pleased!!
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| Had to share |
[17 Jul 2008|06:41pm] |
So I'm getting my two-year-old ready for bed last night and she's muttering to herself, "Two eyes, one head, two ears, two legs, one mouth, one nose, two.....holes (she meant nostrils)..."
When she got to "boobies," I asked her if hers were big or little. She replied little. I then asked, "When you are a lady like Mommy, will they be big or little?"
She replied, "When I'm a lady, I will give boobie to MY baby! That will be so much fun."
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| Just wanted to acknowledge..... |
[10 Jul 2008|07:56pm] |
That my boy gets the best. He's only two, but I've been breastfeeding nonstop including throughout 1.25 pregnancies (and a miscarriage) from the birth of my first child 3 years, 10 months, 1 week, and 5 days...So, I guess I'm up for a new and more accurate ribbon in August, but just wanted to share.
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| Donor meeting! |
[09 Jul 2008|03:35pm] |
I am so excited that I got to meet the adopted baby boy I'm pumping for today!
He and his mom brought me a double electric this afternoon and I gave them my measly freezer stash and I used the pump for the first time this afternoon... going to give it another shot in a bit... anyhow, I just wanted to bubble about it!
p.s. He is SOOOOO CUTE and isn't showing any signs of his prenatal substance exposure (part of the reason his mom is working so hard to get him the good stuff)... what a little doll!!!
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[07 Jul 2008|02:08pm] |
My sister has a 13 month old son whom went has some SERIOUS tooth decay. I mean, his front top four teeth are pretty much rotting right out of his mouth.
She made an appointment to take him in today and she just called me to give me a recap of the visit.
Basically, the dentist told her that it is 100% breastmilk that has caused this decay. Something about how "breastmilk has lactose in it and at night when our saliva glands go dormant, it creates a breeding ground for this sugar (lactose) and thus - the teeth rot."
This seems ridiculous. If it is 100% breastmilk then why aren't the teeth rotted out of all of the other children in the world that are breastfed at night? Seems to me that there must be something else... some other factor.
Thoughts?
ETA: I'm unlocking this so that she can read it. If this is not okay, someone - please let me know and I'll lock it back up.
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| Hale's |
[26 Jun 2008|11:06am] |
Is Lortab [hydrocodone] safe for breastfeeding moms?
A friend of mine is having oral surgery tomorrow and that is the only drug we can't find info on.
TIA!
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| encouragement, just read this on broadsheet |
[25 Jun 2008|07:57pm] |
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It's not every day that the Vatican admonishes worshipers to stop being such a bunch of prudes, but that's apparently what happened earlier this week in the pages of L'Osservatore Romano, the official newspaper of the Holy See, according to the Telegraph.
Not one but two articles in the Vatican's official organ called on the devout to be more accepting of images of Mary breast-feeding the baby Jesus. Apparently, many paintings depicting the Madonna's bare breasts have been "censored by the modern age" because they have been considered "unseemly." But divinity scholars argue that these images of mother and breast-feeding child have important religious significance.
"Jesus was a baby like all others. His divinity does not exclude his humanity," writes church historian Lucetta Scaraffia, who wants images of the Madonna with baby at the breast to be rehabilitated. Father Enrico dal Covolo, a professor of Christian literature at the Pontifical Salesian University, agrees, writing: "The Virgin Mary who nurses her son Jesus is one of the most eloquent signs that the word of God truly and undoubtedly became flesh."
I foresee new lactivist slogans in the making, such as: "Offended by public nursing? Tell it to the pope!"
http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/25/madonna/index.html?source=rss&aim=/mwt/broadsheet
http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/25/madonna/index.html
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| hospitals do poorly on breast-feeding |
[16 Jun 2008|10:13pm] |
cant say im completely surprised on this one
and i think it would have been really useful to give the ratings of the different hospitals. what incentive do they have to improve if they can hide behind an average?
stolen from friend-list
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| vent |
[16 Jun 2008|01:22pm] |
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I hate that exclusive pumping has become such a huge trend. I mean, it's worlds better than formula, but more and more new moms are "choosing" to Ep and failing because they just don't get the work involved, it's driving me crazy. Why would anybody choose this? ):
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| One year |
[08 Jun 2008|12:27pm] |
My sweet baby girl is one year old today. I can't even believe how fast she grew up. Our breastfeeding relationship was never challenging, except for when I had low supply while I was working (which was fixed when I quit!). She loves her Mama's milk, and I don't doubt we will breastfeed well into her toddler years.
My baby girl has never had a drop of formula touch her lips and I am incredibly proud to say that.
( One year of nursing my angel. NSFW )
X-posted to ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) breastfeeding
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[07 Jun 2008|09:11pm] |
Hi there! I need some support here. I have an almost 8 month old baby boy (one week shy of being 8 months). We've never had problems breastfeedings. It's always come easy to us. I seem to have hit a hurdle though. He hasn't been gaining much weight, infact at his last check up he'd only gained 80grams/2 ounces in one month.
I went to the Australian Breastfeeding Association shop today to hire a pump. I have an Avent Isis but I notice the suction isn't as good as it was when I first bought. Anyway, I hired a medela and today have been pumping every hour or so for about 10 minutes on both sides. I am getting zilch milk. I know this isn't anything to go by, but shouldn't I at least be expressing some milk? If I keep pumping every hour or so do you think my milk supply will come up again? Also, how long do you think it will take?
I really do not want to give formula. It makes me really sad to think about that so I am determined to raise my milk supply.
I just need some support...as most of my friends in mothers group are telling me I should just go straight to formula and not bother with breastfeeding anymore.
Has anyone else gone through this and been successful? Advice, words of encouragement, anything would be greatly appreciated. I really want this to work!!!
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| Depressive milk ejection reflex and induced lactation |
[06 Jun 2008|01:16pm] |
I have been involved with http://www.d-mer.org/ for about 6 months after I discovered that what I was feeling during letdown/ nursing wasn't just something bothering me, that it happens to other women also. Knowing that I was not alone has helped a lot. As part of the research process on what causes d-mer and how to treat it we are looking for an adoptive mother who has induced lactation and experienced a depressive milk ejection reflex.
Please, if you know an adoptive mother who has induced lactation and experienced d-mer refer her to the website http://www.d-mer.org/ or have her email alia@rochester.rr.com so that we may be able to figure out a cause and cure for d-mer.
crossposted.
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| Dear PERVERT... |
[30 May 2008|04:25pm] |
Sorry Kelly, if that is your real name,
I am just not going to be able to put the time and energy into this. I am suspicious that there is no baby and that you may not even be a woman since you ignored my questions about relactation and didn't bother to ask medical questions about me and were willing to come pick up milk from someone who could have a communicable disease or be a drug addict or an alcoholic or worse. *IF* I'm wrong and you have the baby you describe, it sounds like she has colic which is unfortunately cured by time and not breastmilk. I had my own baby with colic and it is hard but passes and adding acidopholus to her diet helped immensely, so if this is real I wish you luck with that! If you want milk for some other reason there ARE people who do that, have fun searching the net and please don't seek out women under false pretenses.
julie
ETA-- talked to another mom who'd been approached by this person and it took 3 emails before the question turned from donating to an infant to wetnursing an adult... yeah... ICK!
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| Pumping for others... |
[30 May 2008|12:16pm] |
I have been asked to pump for someone who just adopted a 2 mionth old who she claims is allergic to formula. My hesitation stems from the fact that while this mama is willing to buy my a double electic from ebay, I am just feeling a bit uneasy that she's asking for this huge time commitment without compensation and while I would pump for a friend at the drop of a hat I'm talking to a total stranger her and am somewhat suspicious of someone who is asking for my milk without asking me any questions re: health, substance use, medications, etc. and who has ignored my question of what the baby is currently eating... also I am waiting to hear back from her WHAT the baby is allergic to (soy? dairy? both?)
Am I just being suspicious?
I've pumped for an adopted baby of a friend in the past, but this is feeling different... and with online communication it's harder to get a good read of the situation.
Feedback?
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| Nipplegate is finally over!!!! |
[30 May 2008|12:05pm] |
Livejournal has finally reversed the decision that caused nipplegate, over a year ago! http://community.livejournal.com/lj_policy/1935.html
It states that non-sexualized nudity, such as the image of a mother breastfeeding her child, is not pornographic and is not subject to their terms of service contract.
It's about freaking time. We in the breastfeeding communities have both ourselves and our efforts to thank for this, and the efforts of the fandom communities, who have been victims of LJ's absurdist censorship and have never stopped fighting. Good for us!
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| Bring back the nursing icons! |
[30 May 2008|10:35am] |
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According to the just announced new policies, they are ALLOWED as default icons!!!
Check it out!
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| Solaray Yeast Cleanse |
[26 May 2008|08:27pm] |
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I bought some Solaray Yeast Cleanse today at my health food store after receiving some glowing reviews from other women who have been struggling with long term systemic yeast problems but now I am not sure if it is safe for me to take because I am still nursing my toddler. This is the ingredient list http://www.evitamins.com/product.asp?pid=3831 I would really appreciate your input on this. I am desperate to be done with this year and a half plus battle with yeast. My son's immune system is suffering as is mine because of it. If this isn't a safe option for us do you know of any alternative options? TIA
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| Nursing and weaning and apes, oh my... |
[26 May 2008|08:58am] |
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Really interesting blog post about breastfeeding in apes. It's not new information but well summarized and a great agrument for extended breastfeeding.
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