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• Second Time Around: Not so obsessed?

  Published: August 12, 2007, 10:03 am

  Tags: Baby Clothes, Babyclothes, Breastmilk, Prewashing, Second Children, Secondchildren, Stains, Storing Clothes, Storingclothes, Washing

  quite a bit of shock at the breastmilk stains on the collars of just about every item of clothing. At the time, we were living in a one bedroom apartment and we had no washer and dryer. So I would wait until Sundays to go to my mom's and get everything washed. Unfortunately, that would give stains a full week to set and I was too tired to care

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• Codeine and breastfeeding a deadly combo for baby

  Published: August 19, 2007, 9:50 am

  Tags: Alcohol Consumption, Alcoholconsumption, Autism, Breastfeeding, Breastmilk, Caffeine, Codeine, Cough Syrup, Coughsyrup, Doctor, Episiotomies, Episiotomy, Fda, Genetic Testing, Genetictesting, Healthcare Professional, Healthcareprofessional, Hemorrhoids, Ice Packs, Icepacks

  her baby rapidly through her breastmilk. So, you say, ok, I hear things like this all the time, with words like "could" and "potential" and "may." Well, according to the FDA as few as 1% or as many as 28% of women could be ultra-rapid metabolizers. How do you know whether or not you are one? It's impossible to know if you are without genetic

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• The mommy club

  Published: September 8, 2007, 1:30 pm

  Tags: Bond, Breastmilk, Lost Their Babies, Losttheirbabies, Mommy, Mommyhood, Motherhood, Mothers, Odd Behavior, Oddbehavior, Pregnant, Smile

  their favorite shirt with breastmilk. They've seen their baby smile at them and know nothing else in the entire universe can even begin to compare with that. It's a great club and one I love being a member of, but it has its downside too. Not everyone is a member of this club, and not everyone can be. I'm no fan of anything exclusive, and

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• Museums and children

  Published: September 10, 2007, 6:20 am

  Tags: American Museum Of Natural History, Americanmuseumofnaturalhistory, Amnh, Baby Bjorn, Babybjorn, Bathroom, Big Apply, Bigapply, Bottle, Breastmilk, Children, Culture, Elevators, Exhibit, Five Month Old, Fivemonthold, Kids, Maclaren, Meltdown, Mercer, Museums, Mythical Creatur

  water with which to heat the breastmilk. There were lots of friendly understanding security personnel who headed me in the right direction toward the bathroom. There were also about a million people there, and they all brought their children as well. The kids ranged in all ages, which was refreshing and nice to see. They also ranged in how well-

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• Pumping at work

  Published: September 11, 2007, 4:25 pm

  Tags: Boob, Bra, Breastmilk, Employment, Male Boss, Maleboss, Pump, Pump At Work, Pumpatwork, Pumping

  towards pumping enough breastmilk and often enough for my baby. And that feels pretty good. There were so many times when I thought, gee, this is NEVER going to work. But the truth is if you keep at it, and are consistent, you will see results. I just hope I don't have to have the conversation about what I'm doing behind closed doors

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• Taking a baby to a wedding

  Published: September 15, 2007, 4:40 am

  Tags: American Museum Of Natural History, Americanmuseumofnaturalhistory, Baby, Bottles, Breastmilk, Car, Hungry, Invitation, Museum, Naps, Pacifier, Tired, Tireed, Upstate New York, Upstatenewyork, Wedding

  (pacifiers), bottles of breastmilk, and that kind of thing. I'll make sure he gets in a few good naps before he's expected to look adorable and remain calm (and quiet) while my pal says I do. By the way, I think she's a real sport for inviting him along. I actually asked her if babies were allowed--I didn't want to make any assumptions.

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• Babies and weddings

  Published: September 24, 2007, 5:25 am

  Tags: Baby, Boob, Boobs, Bottle, Breastmilk, Directions, Formula, Long Island, Longisland, Map Quest, Mapquest, Mercer, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, Ny Metro Area, Nyc Living, Nycliving, Nymetroarea, Planning Ahead, Planningahead, Pre Pregnancy, Six Month Old, Sixmonthold, Wedding

  my boobs, two bottles of breastmilk and a bottle of formula just in case) and get him changed before the big event. We remembered at the last minute it was an outdoor wedding (my favorite kind). Regardless, we chose to sit in the very back in case Mercer decided to test out the new squeal he's learned in the past few weeks or go to the

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• Decision to deny med student time to pump reversed!

  Published: September 28, 2007, 3:02 am

  Tags: Breastfeed, Breastmilk, Daughter, Infant, Mother, Mothers, Nurse, Nursing, Nursing Mothers, Nursingmothers, Pump, Sophie C Currier, Sophiec Currier

  her infant daughter and pump breastmilk. The latest decision would allow the mother in question an additional 60 minutes to breastfeed and pump. It is unclear to me if that translates to 60 minutes each day, since Sophie has already been granted the ability to take the exam over two days instead of one for other medical issues, but the main

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• When did breasts become boobs?

  Published: October 25, 2007, 7:27 am

  Tags: Art, Art History, Arthistory, Breastfeeding, Breastmilk, Facebook, Formula, Lactivation, Lactivist, Painting, Paintings, Sculpture

  Filed under: Feeding & Nutrition, Lifestyle, Parent rants, Internet, BreastfeedingI came across an interesting theory about the transformation of breasts from being primarily a food source for babies to being, well, titillation for men and women. Once upon a time, breastfeeding was not considered obscene. In fact, as the author, Ruth Moss,

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• Breastfeeding achievement awards

  Published: October 26, 2007, 9:30 am

  Tags: Award, Awards, Breastfeeding, Breastmilk, Ribbon

  Filed under: Feeding & Nutrition, Internet, Breastfeeding, Making a DifferenceBreastfeeding is undoubtedly the best option for a baby's nutritional needs. But it's not easy. A lot of people, for a lot of reasons, can't make it work and that's okay. But if you can, it's a wonderful thing and something to be proud of. If you can breastfeed for

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• Women takes out ad to sell breast milk

  Published: November 3, 2007, 5:02 am

  Tags: Breast Milk, Breast Milk Bank, Breast Milk Donation, Breastfeeding, Breastmilk, Breastmilkbank, Breastmilkdonation, Martha Heller, Marthaheller, Selling Breast Milk, Sellingbreastmilk

  Filed under: Moms, Newborn, Breastfeeding, Weird but TrueMartha Heller is a 22-year-old mother with some extra breast milk on her hands. Her 4-month-old daughter won't drink from a bottle, so she has been donating her extra breast milk to the University of Iowa's Mother's Milk Bank. But prior to going through milk bank's screening process, she

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• $200 For Breast Milk, OBO

  Published: November 7, 2007, 12:22 am

  Tags: Odd, Breastmilk, Breastmilkforsale, Marthaheller

  Umm…if you fancy yourself some untested, unscreened breast milk, Martha Heller, 22, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa is selling hers at 100 oz. for $200, OBO!

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• Mom drinks her own breast milk

  Published: February 24, 2008, 4:45 am

  Tags: America S Next Top Model, America Snexttopmodel, Breast, Breast Milk, Breastmilk, Claire, Pumping, Soy Milk, Soymilk, Tyra Banks, Tyrabanks

  Filed under: Feeding & Nutrition, Lifestyle, Pregnancy and Birth, Moms, Infant / First year, Television, Working moms, Breastfeeding, Pumping A quick trip over to lil sugar revealed something I haven't read about in the news or seen on television. A contestant on America's Top Model, run by former model Tyra Banks, has admitted to drinking

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• Benefits of Donor Milk Based Human Milk Fortifier

  Published: February 12, 2008, 1:27 pm

  Tags: Feeding, Prematurity, Research, Antibacterial Properties Of Breastmilk, Breastmilk, Hmf, Human Milk Fortifier, Nec, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Nicu, Preemies, Prolacta, Prolacta H2mf

  Mom’s of preemies and NICU babies are encouraged to express breast milk for their babies, but typically, that milk doesn’t provide enough calories and nutrients to support all the needs of a growing preemie. Because of this, most NICU’s add a powdered cow’s milk based Human Milk Fortifier (HMF) to a mom’s expressed

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• Breast-feeding at an all time high

  Published: May 1, 2008, 11:04 am

  Tags: Breast Feeding, Breast Milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Numbers, Breastfeeding Rates, Breastfeedingnumbers, Breastfeedingrates, Breastmilk, Cdc Report, Cdcreport

  Filed under: Moms, 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, Infant / First year, Breastfeeding, Current Studies and Research, In the NewsAccording to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, new moms who do not breast-feed are now in the minority. The report released yesterday reveals that 77 percent of newborn babies are

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