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Breastfeeding Is NORMAL
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Facilitating Judgement-Free
Breastfeeding
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BEST for BABES is the only non-profit dedicated to changing the perception of breastfeeding
and helping moms “beat the booby traps”!
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Facebook Flack Regarding Breastfeeding Mothers
For immediate release
Contact: Karla Shepard Rubinger, Executive Director, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, (914) 740-2100, ext. 2153, abm@bfmed.org
New Rochelle, NY, January 12, 2009—The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine feels that the social networking website, Facebook, would be well advised to review its policy banning photographs of breastfeeding mothers. Such a policy perpetuates the notion that breastfeeding is an unseemly bodily function best kept from public viewing, a misguided and antiquated concept that has no place in contemporary society. It further perpetuates the idea that formula feeding is normative when breastfeeding is, and should be considered, normative infant and young child feeding. Health professionals widely acknowledge that breastfeeding is biologically unique and appropriate for the mother and infant.
Throughout most of history, breastfeeding, whether performed in private or otherwise, has been regarded as a natural and wholesome aspect of daily living. In fact, some of the greatest works of Renaissance art dealt with the theme of the Virgin Mary breastfeeding her infant son (the Madonna Lactans).
So important is breastfeeding for the well-being of infants, mothers, and society at large that no less than forty four states have enacted legislation safeguarding the right of a mother to breastfeed in public. The Surgeon General’s Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding encourages “images of breastfeeding as the normal way to feed infants in most places women and their infants go.” Facebook should certainly be considered one of those places.
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (www.bfmed.org) is a worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding and human lactation through education, research, and advocacy. An independent, self-sustaining, international physician organization and the only organization of its kind, ABM’s mission is to unite members of various medical specialties through physician education, expansion of knowledge in breastfeeding science and human lactation, facilitation of optimal breastfeeding practices, and encouragement of the exchange of information among organizations.
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Altantic article "A Case Against Breastfeeding" comes under fire:
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and the United States Breastfeeding Committee have all issued statements or letters to rebut author Hanna Rosin's article in Atlantic, "A Case Against Breastfeeding." The author maintains that breastfeeding is inconvenience, represses women and the science that it is better than formula is "thin." http://cfmidwifery.blogspot.com/2009/03/responses-to-breastfeeding-article.html Peggy O'Mara, publisher, editor and owner of Mothering Magazine, offers her thoughts Ms. Rosin's article in Altantic. Case Closed: Breast Is Best
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Breastfeeding Is NORMAL - Celebrities Breastfeed
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Marcia Cross quote: "I took this class called Burn 60 four or five times a week. It's one hour of treadmill and weights. It was literally five minutes down the road, so as I was breastfeeding the girls, I'd run out, do the class and run back. Then I'd breastfeed."
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La Leche League International, the
world's oldest breast-feeding support organization, applauds Jolie's apparent decision to be photographed nursing.
"Breast-feeding in public reveals a whole lot less than what has been revealed on the red carpet. ... I think we do need
more role models like Angelina Jolie willing to be photographed and say, 'Hey look, it can be done, it oughta be done,'" said La Leche spokeswoman Jane Crouse.
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Salma Hayek, actress, is enjoying the benefits of breastfeeding her child so much that she says, “It’s like, I don’t care if I cry, I don’t care if I’m fat, I’m just gonna do it for one more week, one more month, and then, when I see how much good it is doing her, I can’t stop.
Eet’s a very powerful thing you know.”
WOW!
Breast-feeding for a year and beyond.
Good job, MOM!
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Candace Parker, 2008 Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year returns to play after giving birth to daughter, Lailaa.
Quotes from LA Daily News: "Just before the game, Parker had to pump breastmilk in the locker room for her daughter's post-game feeding. It's something she must do on a regular basis if she's to breast-feed over the next six months. She keeps the pump in her purse in her locker. "There's probably 13 gallons of milk in the freezer," Parker said."
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Losing weight wasn't her priority after giving birth to twins, but the singer admits breastfeeding helped her shed the pounds.
Have you seen the post-baby body on Celine Dion?
Just five months after giving birth to twins, the singer is back in tip-top shape. So, what's her secret to shedding the pregnancy weight? Breastfeeding and good genes, she says.
"You get busy with twins and you feed them so they help you to recover very fast," Dion, 42, told Canada's Etalk. "So I helped them help me."
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This Internet site provides information of a general nature and is designed for the purpose of promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding.
If you have any concerns about your health or the health of your child,
you should always consult with a physician or other healthcare professional.
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