Posts Tagged by milk

Lactivism, Breast Feeding, Bottle Feeding, Formula And Mothers At War

March 24, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, Current Events
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If you’re easily offended or like a good fight, now might be a good time to look away. I’m talking about the World War 3 of parenting: breast vs bottle. Actually, that’s not entirely true. I also want to talk about lactivism – that word that raises heckles, and shouts of ‘nazi’ and bully and…

Breastfeeding – It Would Have Been Nice To Know…

June 22, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding
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I lay on my bed the other morning, sprawled out like a Greek woman in one of those old-fashioned paintings while my daughter popped on for a feed and off for a play with whichever toy had taken her fancy that day, then back on for a nibble again. It dawned on me how strange…


I lay on my bed the other morning, sprawled out like a Greek woman in one of those old-fashioned paintings while my daughter popped on for a feed and off for a play with whichever toy had taken her fancy that day, then back on for a nibble again. It dawned on me how strange it was that it didn’t feel strange at all.

It lead me to thinking about breastfeeding, and to all the things I hadn’t known at the start – things that may really have been quite helpful. Here are a few to get you started.

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