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Valorie’s Breastfeeding Index

Later today I will post a review of the baby blog of 2007 so why does breastfeeding get its own category? Well, in part as an answer to readers who want to read what I’ve written on breastfeeding. I’ve written so much on breastfeeding at this point that you all have asked for an index of sorts so it’s easier to find what you’re looking for. It’s also in part because I’ve become known as the breastfeeding lady. . .guru. . .whatever you want to call it. I’ve been at this breastfeeding business for a long time and many of … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review: April 29th to May 4th

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I apologize for this being a little late. I actually took a weekend off. A whole weekend to myself to attend a homeschooling conference. But I won’t bore you with the details of my homeschooling conference since this is the baby blog! Here is last week’s list of articles: Sunday, April 29th Old Growth Charts Blamed for Fat Babies Since childhood obesity is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States, experts are looking at anything and everything as the cause. Many believe that encouraging breastfed babies to gain as much weight as formula fed babies is part of the problem. … Continue reading →

Dad’s that Breastfeed: Literally!

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A while ago, I wrote a blog about my husband and his perspective on breastfeeding. I’ve been breastfeeding for eight years pretty much without a break and so you have to figure that he does indeed have a perspective worth sharing. I wrote 8 tips to help dads while their wives are breastfeeding and shared some of my husband’s thoughts on the whole process. As my husband puts it: breastfeeding is for manly men. Well, I recently found out that men can breastfeed! No, not help their wives by supporting them in whatever way possible. . .men have mammary glands … Continue reading →

The Burning Question: Should Men Lactate?

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If you’ve read my blog yesterday about the possibility of male lactation, I left readers hanging as to my personal view on the subject and rather just presented some information to ponder. The summary is yes, men can lactate. The burning question is: should this be the beginning of the revolution of mothering around the globe? Should men and women begin sharing equally the work of. . .breastfeeding? Isn’t the mantra of the women’s lib movement equality and is this not the ultimate in equality between men and women? My short answer to ‘the burning question’ is no, I don’t … Continue reading →