Making Sense of the Science

A Babe’s Guide to Pumping

By Fleur Bickford, BSc., RN, IBCLC | Posted on November 30, 2011

Whether pumping at work, pumping at home for the occasional night out, or pumping to protect milk production while managing breastfeeding challenges, many mothers these days use a breast...

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Celeb News

Alyssa Milano: Charmed by Breastfeeding!

By Bettina Forbes, CLC | Posted on December 12, 2011

Woohoo! Alyssa Milano and her son Milo, born August 31, are breastfeeding champs!  The super cool actress was super quick to respond to questions from our readers and staff, and...

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Babeworthy

Great Breastfeeding Quotes

By Bettina Forbes, CLC | Posted on November 24, 2011

If I had only known when I had my first . . . I definitely experienced a lot of challenges.  As a result, I’m on a mission with every pregnant woman I see!  I’ll ask, “So are...

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Booby Traps

Booby Traps Series: Is there a “soft bigotry of low expectations” when it comes to breastfeeding?

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC | Posted on January 17, 2012

This is the 29th post in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. In my last post I wrote about cultural issues and breastfeeding...

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Advocacy

Dr. Harvey Karp & Top Pediatricians Back Breastfeeding on Sesame Street

By Bettina Forbes, CLC | Posted on January 17, 2012

While nearly 30,000 petition signees clearly think that breastfeeding should be shown on Sesame Street as a normal, healthy way to feed babies, it seems that there is still a strong...

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Support 360

Influencing the Influencers: World Pneumonia Day

By Bettina Forbes, CLC | Posted on November 14, 2011

Behind the scenes at Best for Babes, one of the most important things we do is reach out through our network to connect with influencers who can help us put the "breastfeeding message"...

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