My friend told me a story about when she was pregnant and her milk suddenly showed up unexpectedly. She was out to lunch with her husband and mother-in-law when she suddenly realized everyone was staring at her chest. She looked down and was horrified to see that her breasts were leaking milk right through her [...]
Tags: Breastfeeding, colostrum, lactation, Milk, milk supply, Pregnancy
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This month, California Milk Processors filed a lawsuit against a mom who decorated shirts with “Got Breastmilk?”, a take on the national “Got Milk” campaign.
Mountntop Designs & Baby Bugs Clothing, run by Barbara Holmes out of her home in Alaska sells adorable tie-dye and batik baby clothes. I especially like her “Don’t Moose With Me” [...]
Tags: breast milk, Breastfeeding, lawsuits, Milk
Posted in: Breastfeeding, News
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My husband is adamant about not letting our daughter eat dairy. He has cited many studies showing the negative effects of dairy on the body, including being linked to allergies, and even cancer. He can get quite firm when it comes to dietary concerns for the household, while I’m more of a everything-in-moderation [...]
Tags: cows milk, fat, Milk, organic, rice milk, soy milk, vegetarian
Posted in: Health, Nutrition
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Every mom experiences this to some degree. Whether weaning from breast or formula to cow’s milk, babies and toddlers are notoriously awkward about drinking enough milk.
Pediatricians usually recommend around 16oz of cow’s milk a day for a one-year-old. My one-year-old was totally typical of weaning babies and thought he should drink one sip, then [...]
Tags: cows milk, formula, Milk, soy milk, tips and tricks, Weaning
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I will never take milk for granted again.
A couple of days back, I posted a piece on pathogenic bacteria in milk. And now comes the rBGH issue.
rBGH ? it’s short for recombinant bovine growth hormone. I know that it was concocted by no other than the chemical giant Montsanto and that its trade name is [...]
Tags: growth factor, growth hormone, IGF-1, Milk, Posilac, rBGH
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