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Controversial Breastfeeding Doll Hitting Toy Stores

Is it natural or disgusting?

(Newser) - A new baby doll that little girls "breast feed" is giving parents heart palpitations. The doll, created in Spain, is now heading to US toy stores. Creators of the " Breast Milk Baby " insist the $90 toy triggers a perfectly natural pretend-play process that teaches girls the very...

'Chaotic' Breastfeeder Loses Custody of Baby

Spanish case attracts international attention

(Newser) - Child-care experts are backing supporters of a young Spanish mom whose baby was taken away from her by authorities who complained about her "chaotic" on-demand breastfeeding patterns and habit of taking her baby into her bed at night. She "uses breastfeeding as a pacifier and a toy, offering...

My Unusual Quest to Prove Men Can Breastfeed
My Unusual Quest to Prove
Men Can Breastfeed
essay
May 30, 2011 5:04 PM CDT

My Unusual Quest to Prove Men Can Breastfeed

Michael Thomsen gives it a go, by way of a manual breast pump

(Newser) - In his quest to test "an obscure secret of biology," Michael Thomsen starts by getting biblical. He quotes Numbers 11:12 —"Carry them in your bosom, as a nursing father bears the sucking child"—as a sort of introduction to his unusual personal challenge: to...

NYC Breast-Feeding Shop Sued by Condo
NYC Breastfeeding Shop
Sued by Condo
May 26, 2011 12:46 AM CDT

NYC Breastfeeding Shop Sued by Condo

Upper Breast Side owner doesn't know what condo boobs are up to

(Newser) - A Manhattan shop that specializes in bras and supplies for breastfeeding is being sued by the condo where it's located. The condo board boobs say they're just trying to stop a commercial use that isn't allowed. "I'm past the point of trying to understand this...

Moms Stage 'Nurse-In' to Protest Breastfeeding Limits

Nearly 200 promised to show up at Georgia event

(Newser) - Last week, the city council in Forest Park, Georgia, limited public breastfeeding to children under age two. Today, 200 nursing moms and supporters will stage a “nurse-in” at City Hall to express their displeasure. "Breastfeeding women have to take a stand against laws like this or the laws...

Study: Breastfeeding Mothers Seen as Less Competent

 Breastfeeding 
 Moms Seen as 
 Less Competent 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Mar 27, 2011 7:36 AM CDT

Breastfeeding Moms Seen as Less Competent

Studies discover widespread bias against women who breastfeed

(Newser) - Breastfeeding has proven benefits for both mother and child, but breastfeeding women are widely seen as less competent than other females, three separate studies have found. The studies—including one in which participants were asked to give their impressions of women based on voicemail messages, some of which included references...

Bachmann: First Lady Wants a 'Nanny State'

Minnesota rep slams breastfeeding campaign

(Newser) - Just a few days after Andrew Breitbart ran a cartoon basically calling her fat , Michelle Obama and her anti-obesity campaign came under attack again, this time from Michele Bachmann. The Minnesota congresswoman and Tea Party favorite ripped Obama's push to advocate breastfeeding as part of the fight against childhood obesity,...

Newest Flash Mob: Breastfeeding Moms

Women protest after fellow mom is kicked out of mall store

(Newser) - Not every Facebook-inspired flash mob is about toppling governments: A recent one in Canada has set off a national debate on women's right to breastfeed in public, reports AOL News . It began when a mother in Montreal got kicked out of a kids' store after she had discreetly begun feeding...

Moms Share Breast Milk on Facebook

Eats on Feets connects those who have with those who need

(Newser) - Facebook: What can't it do? Its latest triumph: Despite not allowing mothers to post breastfeeding photos, the social networking site has allowed more than 70 women so far to share breast milk. Eats on Feets is a network that uses Facebook to connect women who need milk and women who...

Breastfeeding Reduces Diabetes Risk for Moms

Benefits seen after only one month

(Newser) - Everyone knows breastfeeding is good for babies, but moms apparently get major health benefits, too, reports Scientific American's Observations blog reports. A new analysis confirms that moms who breastfeed, even for just one month, are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Even after accounting for age, race, and health...

Make Breastfeeding the Law: Gisele

Supermodel and new mom wants 'worldwide law'

(Newser) - Like a recent convert who can't help proselytizing, new mom Gisele Bundchen is touting the benefits of breastfeeding, In fact, the Brazilian supermodel wants "a worldwide law that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months," reports the Guardian . In an interview with UK Harper's Bazaar that isn't...

Breastfeeding Could Save Many Lives, Prevent Illnesses

(Newser) - The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90% of American women breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, finds a startling study published today in the journal Pediatrics. A similar 2001 government report said $3.6 billion...

Stop Breastfeeding Your 'Tyrant' Baby: Feminist
Stop Breastfeeding Your 'Tyrant' Baby: Feminist
smoke, drink instead
Mar 22, 2010 10:36 AM CDT

Stop Breastfeeding Your 'Tyrant' Baby: Feminist

Attentive parenting new form of oppression, says feminist Badinter

(Newser) - What with all the breastfeeding, diaper washing, and not smoking while pregnant, mothers have become enslaved to their “tyrant” babies. That’s the opinion of French feminist philosopher Elisabeth Badinter, who sees women giving up their lives in the service of their young ones—and risking women's liberation by...

Restaurant Critic Gael Greene Samples Breast Milk Cheese from Klee Brasserie's Daniel Angerer
 Taste Test:
 Breast Milk Cheese 
food review
Mar 10, 2010 12:57 PM CST

Taste Test: Breast Milk Cheese

It's not so great, according to one food critic

(Newser) - Longtime restaurant critic Gael Greene did not race to Daniel Angerer's Klee Brasserie for a serving of his wife's breast milk cheese , but she nonetheless found herself squeamishly preparing for a taste test. Though the Health Department banned him from serving it after a New York Post article, Angerer gives...

Breastfeeding May Protect Mom's Heart
 Breastfeeding 
 May Protect 
 Mom's Heart 
STUDY SAYS
Dec 22, 2009 2:22 PM CST

Breastfeeding May Protect Mom's Heart

Lactation linked to decreased risk of heart ailments later on

(Newser) - Mothers who breastfeed their children can expect a personal benefit down the road: A new study has found they are five times less likely than women who don't breastfeed to develop calcification in their major arteries—build-up whose presence "might lead to symptomatic heart disease," one of the...

Yes, Kendra Wilkinson Can Still Breastfeed

 Yes, Kendra 
 Wilkinson 
 Can Still 
 Breastfeed 
 
burning questions
Dec 11, 2009 5:36 PM CST

Yes, Kendra Wilkinson Can Still Breastfeed

Implants won't keep ex-Playmate from nursing newborn

(Newser) - Kendra Wilkinson gave birth this morning, and inquiring minds want to know whether the former Playmate's impressive breast implants will prevent her from nursing her newborn son. Depending on the specifics of her augmentation surgery, it shouldn't be a problem, reports Slate 's Explainer column: Implants generally don't render breastfeeding...

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