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My first child is due Feb. 8th 2012. As I wait with anticipation for my breastfeeding adventure to begin, I feel so lucky to be able to be a part of the breastfeeding blog world. For more about me read the About Us section of the blog! This blog is intended to be a place of inspiration and information. It is a place to share stories and ideas. I love hearing from you!

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Archive for the ‘Monday’s Breastfeeding Quote’ Category

Monday’s Breastfeeding Quote is Back!

Monday, April 18th, 2011

It has been a while since I posted a Monday’s breastfeeding quote. This morning I was reading an article about how to help mothers feel good about breastfeeding in public (basically what Momzelle is all about!), and found this, with regards to what makes moms nurse for longer:

“The key to being successful is being able to nurse anywhere.”

Claire Latham, La Leche League leader and mother of two, Springfield, Va.

(as quoted on breastfeed.com)

We just came back from the BabyTime Show in Toronto and I often heard mothers say that they’d rather pump a bottle than nurse in public. Wouldn’t life be easier if they felt good about breastfeeding in public? Some moms have such a hard time pumping a bottle… Feeling good about breastfeeding in public is definitely a key factor to successful breastfeeding!

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Breastfeeding on Valentine’s Day

Monday, February 14th, 2011

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Here is the “loving quote” of the day:

Breastfeeding is an unsentimental metaphor for how love works, in a way. You don’t decide how much and how deeply to love – you respond to the beloved, and give with joy exactly as much as they want. ~Marni Jackson

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Sometimes the best gifts are free

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

I really like this image. I do not know who drew it, but if you do, please let me know as I’d like to give credit for it. This weekend was my daughter’s birthday, and guess what she preferred, out of all the presents that she received? Blowing the candles on the cake and being sang Happy Birthday by her friends and family. This made me realize even more that there is nothing like the love we provide our little ones with.

Have a nice week everyone!

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Breastfeeding Quote of the day

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Like. Like. Like. I wish I could be the one patting every breastfeeding mom on the back every time they nurse! It is so comforting to know that there are others to comfort and support you when you need it.

“In some cultures it is considered a child’s birthright to be nursed until the age of two. It is believed all your sins are forgiven when you nurse your baby, and an angel stands behind you and pats you on the back when you are done. I like to think of an angel standing behind me every time I nurse. It is a very comforting thought when things aren’t going well. If you can’t get support from your family, at least the angels are behind you.”
– Diane (taken from the Circle of Moms’ website)

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Breastfeeding quote of the day

Monday, July 19th, 2010

I do not know many mothers who have breastfed their children past the 3 year mark (I’m not talking about breastfeeding different children one after the other; I know some mothers who have been breastfeeding for six years or more!). Those who do so probably do not need to read the following quote, although a little tap in the back once in a while can be encouraging. So, for those who wonder if breastfeeding past “x” (fill in the number) month/year will is spoiling their child, this quote is for you. Everybody else, enjoy:

There is no upper limit to the duration of breastfeeding and no evidence of psychologic or developmental harm from breastfeeding into the third year of life or longer.

American Academy of Pediatrics

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Sweeten your day with this breastfeeding quote

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Really sweet!

“With his small head pillowed against your breast and your milk warming his insides, your baby knows a special closeness to you. He is gaining a firm foundation in an important area of life—he is learning about love.”

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, originally published by La Leche League in 1958

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Get thinking with today’s breastfeeding quote

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Yes, that’s right, breastfeeding is more than milk! I think this quote is rather thought provocative, probably because of the use of the three letter word. But hey, what did you do to get pregnant in the first place? There are moments like this when I feel very prude and I wonder why. The quote does not say that breastfeeding is like having sex, it simply says that there is more to breastfeeding than milk, and more to sex than semen. We can all relate to that, and that is why such a simple comparison can be that powerful. And emotional.

“To reduce breastfeeding to milk is like reducing sex to semen.”

Rachel Myr, Lactnet list facilitator, named “Midwife of the Year 2008″ in Norway, as quoted in Lactnet

What are your thoughts on this?

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Breastfeeding quote: will warm you up!

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Today’s breastfeeding quote is from Grantly Dick-Read (1890-1959), who is considered to be the father of natural childbirth. He encouraged mothers to give birth with as little medical intervention as possible, educating parents about the benefits of giving birth naturally. Whether a woman gives birth by c-section or not (let’s acknowledge that about a third of American women now give birth by c-section) breastfeeding remains the answer to the three baby’s demands stated below by Grantly Dick-Read. Ain’t that grand?

A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three.

~Grantly Dick-Read

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A Dreamy Vision by Tolstoy

Monday, January 18th, 2010

So peaceful and calm; I’m back with the Monday’s breastfeeding quote. For me, reading this has the effect of stopping the sounds of traffic and all other city noise. Let’s start this week on the right foot !

She pictured a child, her own—like the baby she had seen the day before in the arms of her old nurse’s daughter—at her own breast, with her husband standing by and gazing fondly at her and the child.

—Tolstoy. War and Peace. Book I, part 3, chapter 3