About Sara

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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Posts Tagged ‘Breastmilk’

Monday’s Breastfeeding Quote

Monday, August 10th, 2009

I have decided that once a week (let’s see how long this will last !), I would post a breastfeeding quote here. Monday seems like a good day for that, as we all need a little boost for the week.

So here is a quote from Gabrielle Palmer, the author of the Politics of Breastfeeding:

If a multinational company developed a product that was a nutritionally balanced and delicious food, a wonder drug that both prevented and treated disease, cost almost nothing to produce and could be delivered in quantities controlled by the consumers’ needs, the very announcement of their find would send their shares rocketing to the top of the stock market.  The scientists who developed the product would win prizes and the wealth and influence of everyone involved would increase dramatically.  Women have been producing such a miraculous substance, breastmilk, since the beginning of human existence.  ~Gabrielle Palmer

This quote gives me the “I make milk, what’s your superpower ?” kinda feeling.

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My breastfeeding quote source: http://www.quotegarden.com/breastfeeding.html

Breastfeeding: Good for Mom’s Heart (new study)

Friday, April 24th, 2009

The study, published in the May 2009 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, is the first to show that there “really is a strong effect in terms of preventing heart attacks and stroke for women who nursed for more than six months,” says lead author Dr. Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, of the University of Pittsburgh. Close to 140 000 post-menopause mothers were involved in the study.

Here is a link towards the original study: Duration of Lactation and Risk Factors for Maternal Cardiovascular Disease, and here is a link to an article about the study written by Sharon Kirkey, of Canwest News Services, published on April 20th

As new mom who had to go back to work, Dr. Schwarz knew that pumping her milk was good for her baby, but was wondering what effects it had on her own health. Here it is, so keep on nursing ladies, it is not only good for your baby, it is good for you too in ways that you would not have suspected !

Photo © worse things happen at sea

Photo © worse things happen at sea . A new study demonstrates that breastfeeding for 6 months and up may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease for moms later in life.

Breastmilk is the New Fuel

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

In the past week, 4 national publications approached Momzelle. So many magazines in such a short time frame makes me dreamy. Unfortunately, we were not approached to have our nursing tops featured as “new best product”, but as potential advertisers by bigger, like Pregnancy and Newborn, and smaller, like Brain, Child magazines- to name only those two. Brain, Child is a magazine that I enjoy reading very much. It is intelligent, wise, witty, and I consider it my Monde diplomatique of parenthood.  I wish I could say yes to everyone, and fill in all the advertising space that car manufacturers were taking a few months ago (although I do not think any did advertise in Brain, Child). Can you imagine breastmilk replacing fuel ? I can…