The Northwestern Wisconsin Breastfeeding Network is hosting a 2011 World Breastfeeding Week event from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday to Sunday,Aug. 5,6 and 7,at the Mayo Clinic Health System kiosk at Oakwood Mall. The event is part of World Breastfeeding Week,Aug. 1 through 7. This year’s theme is “Breastfeeding Support:Stay [...] [...]
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          | There’s been a lot of discussion on the benefits of breastfeeding. Breast milk contains the right balance of nutrients for your baby and boosts your baby’s immune system. Breast-feeding is also the most convenient and least expensive way to feed your baby. But breastfeeding can also pass along unintended problems. Breast-fed babies are much more likely to put on [...] [...] I was making hospital rounds today and talking to all of the new moms (and dads) about their newborns. I love talking to new parents about the importance of having healthy meals to support breast feeding! I even had a young dad asking “what foods should I avoid cooking for my wife while breast feeding?” [...] [...] 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 [...] [...] Longer periods of pregnancy and breast-feeding in mammals are associated with larger brain growth in offspring,which explains why human babies remain dependent on their mother for so long,say researchers. They also said the findings from their study of humans and 127 other mammal species offer further proof that breast-feeding is good for brain development [...] [...] It was only a matter of time before someone produced a sculpture of Angelina Jolie naked. But naked and nursing? And how about a naked Jolie nursing twins? In 2009,sculptor Daniel Edwards took it upon himself to depict Jolie seated while feeding twin infants simultaneously for an odd-looking work entitled Landmark for Breastfeeding. The [...] [...] |                | |
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