I have a friend who likes to tell a story about breastfeeding. She had taken her daughter to the hospital to see a doctor. While her husband staying in with the daughter, she took her youngest to the lobby to breastfeed her. A lady who worked at the hospital (I don’t know if it was nurse or not) came over to her and told her they had a special place for her to breastfeed. She was horrified when the hospital lady took her to the ladies room. There was a chair there, but she likes to say ‘Who would want … Continue reading →

Everyone knows how good breastfeeding can be for a baby. The many benefits may include protecting the child from illness and infection, from allergies, and it may enhance a baby’s development as well as intelligence. We have been taught to avoid cow’s milk until the baby reaches 12 months. Some of the reasons given by experts are the fact that the baby can’t digest the milk proteins and that milk doesn’t have all the vitamins and minerals needed for growth and development. But, a study led by Professor Yitzhak Katz of the Department of Pediatrics at Tel Aviv University says … Continue reading →