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Top 5 Breastfeeding Products
Posted on August 19, 2014 at 2:15 PM |
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I really enjoyed making these videos with Talisha from Modern Mommy Boutique last year. Since it is Breastfeeding Awareness Month 2014, here is a look at her recommendation for the Top 5 products you need as a new nursing mama. If you are in or near Chandler, Arizona, you can pick these up at her store in front of the Chandler Fashion Mall. If you are out of state, she ships or you can of course, choose your favorite on-line retailer. Scroll down to see my 2014 update on food-safe nipple cream. Enjoy! For today's video, I asked her to highlight her Top 5 picks for breastfeeding, and we ended up with a bonus in there. It's a quick video (under 5 minutes)...also did a little picture gallery. Enjoy! A note on food-safe nipple cream: One of our students is studying to be an aesthetician. She heard a presentation on lanolin. Besides being marketed as a breast nipple cream, it is also a common ingredient in beauty products. She learned in the lecture that depending on how the sheep is fed, the lanolin may have carcinogens in it *because* the grass that is fed to the sheep is not guaranteed to be free of pesticides and carcinogens. And the chemicals that cannot be digested by the sheep is stored in the fat. A little more on lanolin from PBS:
So between the carcinogen in the fats and the pesticides in the wool, research your lanolin-based nipple creams before you buy! Or just go with something else, like the Motherlove cream that Talisha has on her Top 5 list. What would be on your Top 5 List? Please leave us a comment - it will be moderated and
posted. More posts about Breastfeeding: Breastfeeding Cafe Blog Carnival Breastfeeding Awareness Month Black Breastfeeding Week Disclaimer: The material included on this site is for informational purposes only. It is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. The reader should always consult her or his healthcare provider to determine the appropriateness of the information for their own situation. Krystyna and Bruss Bowman and Bowman House, LLC accept no liability for the content of this site, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. This blog contains information about our classes available in Chandler, AZ and Payson, AZ and is not the official website of The Bradley Method®. The views contained on this blog do not necessarily reflect those of The Bradley Method® or the American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth®. December 5, 2014 through February 20, 2015 Classes meet at 6:30 pm Bradley™ “Next” – full series plus focus on sibling preparation - for returning students only By request - please contact us for more information For more information or to register, please call us at
602-684-6567 or email us at [email protected] |
Thoughtful Thursday: Normalize Breastfeeding
Posted on August 15, 2013 at 11:26 AM |
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I ask a different question: when did it stop being normal? Did you know that the first formula was not brought to the market until the 1860’s? While some babies were fed another animal’s milk, for the most part that means that greater acceptability of anything other than breastmilk has only been an option for around 150 years. How long is human history? Depending on whom you talk to, maybe 7500 years, it could be as long as 200,000 years. However you count it, it is still a Very Long Time. Think about that. Breastmilk and breasts were the “normal”. For a much longer than it has not been "normal". Humans survived through childbirth and breastfeeding without population problems long before the rise of the “modern era”. What is it about machines and galvanized steel that we find so appealing? Why do we allow ourselves to buy into the idea that science is always better than our humanity? Absolutely, yes, there are so many things to thank science for – the lifesaving treatments and medicines, to the realization of putting a man on the moon. All those things are tremendous. So are we. Humans: we have the vision to imagine and create modern miracles. Our bodies are just as incredible. Without conscious or directed thought, our bodies have the parts to make a new life. Cell division happens without help from us. This miracle of life grows within us without any help other than to eat, drink and sleep well. Once this life is born, *most* of our bodies know how to make the nutrition to feed our child, or children in the case of multiples. What happened before 1860 if a mother could not or did not want to nurse her child? The child was probably fed by a wet nurse. Here is another interesting fact: did you know that there used to be wet nurse schools? In fact, here is a quote from the first century about choosing a wet nurse:
So while yes, it is time to normalize breastfeeding again, do so with pride. You do not have to find a dark corner, or feed your baby in a hot car, or be relegated to a bathroom stall. You are not the wet nurse – you are the mother. Breastfeeding makes people in Western cultures where we live uncomfortable. It seems like 150 years of science has undone 7,300+ years of humanity. I implore you: please nurse around other people, especially other children. Even if they were not breastfed, seeing humans feeding humans is a great way to bring back breastfeeding as “the normal”. It is time to reclaim our humanity and let more mamas raise their children with all the benefits of the MotherBaby relationship.
You are making the perfect milk for your human baby. You are sharing love every time you
breastfeed. You are imparting your
speech, your thoughts, your beliefs; all that and more each time you take your
child to your breast and spend time with them. I am guilty of using my cell phone, working at the computer, reading a book when I breastfeed – because our nursling is still nursing A LOT. I am trying to be more mindful of having at least two or three waking sessions when everything is put away. Just our nursling and I, looking at each other, or singing to her, or I will read aloud to her. It is loving and important work to feed the next generation. In my case, I know my time is running short since this is “baby” is now a toddler and I am not sure when she is going to wean. Even more reason to step away from the computer to run off and see her now - have a great day! What are your thoughts on normalizing breastfeeding? Please leave us a comment - it will be moderated and posted. Breastfeeding not going as planned and you need ideas for support, or other sources for human milk? Read THIS post for more ideas and links to support and milk resources. Wondering what I wear when I NIP? HERE is a look at my favorites in my "Clothes to Mothers" guest post for The Breastfeeding Cafe Blog Carnival. Disclaimer: The material included on this site is for informational purposes only. It is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. The reader should always consult her or his healthcare provider to determine the appropriateness of the information for their own situation. Krystyna and Bruss Bowman and Bowman House, LLC accept no liability for the content of this site, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. This blog contains information about our classes available in Chandler, AZ and Payson, AZ and is not the official website of The Bradley Method®. The views contained on this blog do not necessarily reflect those of The Bradley Method® or the American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth®. We are now enrolling for our September 6, 2013 to November 22, 2013 For more information or to register, please call us at
602-684-6567 or email us at [email protected] |
TT: Why It's Okay to Ask Questions of Your Care Provider
Posted on August 8, 2013 at 9:05 AM |
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This series shares chronicles from students and readers about their own breastfeeding journeys. Each mother has a unique story, one that I trust will empower you if you are learning about breastfeeding, and inspire you if you are in the trenches, struggling as you learn to breastfeed with your Sweet Pea. Today's "Thoughtful Thursday" is not about breastfeeding specifically. However, since a family's birth experience precedes the breastfeeding relationship, birth outcomes tend to directly influence the choice a mother makes about breastfeeding. My thought relates to having a dialogue with your care provider about your birth:
I recently watched the documentary, "Business of Being Born" from start to finish. The quote that stands out in my memory, the one that will forever resonate as we continue to teach childbirth preparation courses, is this one: “The point here is there's not a good history in obstetric practice of careful study of the long term effects of all these interventions." Dr. Marsden Wagner, former director of Women‟s and Children‟s Health, World Health Organization This excerpt from a press release summarizes the doctor's statement:
We need to remember that obstetricians are trained surgeons, working in a field that has no long-term studies on any of the interventions they are offering. They are comfortable in their intervention paradigm. If you are planning to go the "natural" route, it is worth your time to engage them in a conversation about care they are going to provide that is outside of their status quo. That's why, "Yes," it is okay to engage your care provider in a respectful dialogue about your birth choices that will in turn influence your ability to form the breastfeeding relationship you want with your child. I would add the caveat *especially* if you are choosing to birth within the traditional doctor-hospital-patient paradigm. Plug into the groups that advocate evidence-based birth. Know what is normal and what the variations of normal are. As part of today's Thoughtful Thursday, I want to take a moment to remind you of a very important event being planned for Labor Day 2013. The advocacy organization, Improving Birth, is holding their second annual RALLY to bring attention to the state of maternity care in the United States. Ask questions, be informed, and if you are in an area where there is a Rally for Change going on, please get your family there and show up for evidence-based birth. |
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