Shoutout to all my Ventura,California mommies! The Breastfeeding Coalition of Ventura County is accepting nominations for the 2011 Breastfeeding Friendly Awards. The awards honor employers,child care providers and physicians who have gone above and beyond to support breastfeeding. Nominations are being accepted until June 28. Awards will be presented during the Ventura County Board [...] [...]
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          | Forget those old wives’ tales about the negatives of breastfeeding while you’re pregnant and beyond – in reality there are a host of big benefits. Here’s the lowdown on tandem feeding. A second (or third or fourth!) pregnancy can be a special time. Gone are some of the anxieties of the first time around as you [...] [...] Ten-year-old children who were predominantly breastfed for six months or longer as infants had higher academic scores on standardized tests than children breastfed for less than six months,according to a study by the American Academy of Pediatrics recently published in Pediatrics. This was especially true for boys,according to the study. Studies on the long-term effects [...] [...] In the United States,the number of women breastfeeding their newborn babies is increasing. It is estimated that three out of four new mothers begin breastfeeding their newborns. But the matter of concern is that less than half women continue breastfeeding till the babies are six months old. As per the report of Centers for Disease Control [...] [...] It’s often called extended breastfeeding,but jellyphish,who plans to continue nursing her almost toddler daughter,16-month-old Isis,until she’s 2,prefers the term full-term breastfeeding. Here’s why:“It’s not unnatural for a child to nurse past one year. There’s no certain age when breast milk suddenly becomes invaluable and children [...] [...] Only 20 percent of Chinese women understood what exclusive breastfeeding means while more than 50 percent of mothers stopped exclusive breastfeeding before their child was six months old,according to a poll. The survey,conducted by Beijing Horizon Research Consultancy Group for Save the Children China Program,was released during this year’s World Breastfeeding Week,lasting [...] [...] |                | |
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