Archive for February, 2008

Can Breast Milk Be A Cure For Cancer?

On the heels of my most recent article, The Content and Composition of Breast Milk, I was alerted by Tanya at The Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog to this story from Texas,...

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And The Winner Is…

Last month I posted about a contest run through Ideablob.com in which the winner stood to win $10,000 toward their cause. Well, thanks to your votes, The Mother's Milk...

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Breastfeeding Not Linked To Childhood Cavities

There have been previous studies suggesting that breastfeeding may be associated with early childhood cavities, but now we have some good news...The journal Pediatrics reports that, by utilizing the 1999-2002...

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Plastic Baby Bottle Concerns Revisited

Last August I wrote a post about the concerns of Bisphenol A in plastic baby bottles. It's been a while, and with some additional information at hand, I thought...

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Modesty and Breastfeeding: Can They Go Hand-in-Hand?

One of the most common breastfeeding concerns of moms-to-be is that they'll have to expose their breasts to the world if they have to feed in public. Well, put...

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Breastfeeding Poll #2

I've had many questions about this topic recently and it's made me curious as to your plans! Please tell me... ...

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And Even More News About Protection Against Allergic Asthma

The journal Nature Medicine reports that airborne antigens (substances that can activate the production of antibodies) can be transferred from mothers to babies through breast milk, allowing for antigen-specific protection...

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Adopting? Breastfeeding Is Possible!

I had the most interesting experience the other day. I got into a conversation about my job with a woman I had just met who mentioned she had a...

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