~ Is it cruel and unethical to separate calves prematurely from their mothers in order for cows’ milk to be collected for human consumption? Do you have a moral objection to it? Do you also object to eating meat or wearing leather, or are those entirely different issues?
~ Are humans not meant to consume milk specifically designed with particular proteins and antibodies for baby cows?
I am just raising the questions; I don’t know how I feel about the answers personally. I would love to hear your thoughts. Do you consume bovine infant milk? Do you think dairy is healthful for humans? Have you eliminated dairy from your diet for one reason or another? Leave a comment!
As students young and old head off to school this September, we’re calling for Carnival of Breastfeeding submissions related to the subject of Learning about Breastfeeding.
Potential subjects include:
- Books on breastfeeding
- Taking a breastfeeding class during pregnancy
- Training to become a breastfeeding peer counselor, La Leche League Leader, or lactation consultant
- Attending a breastfeeding support group
- Breastfeeding education in the schools: elementary school, high school, nursing school, or medical school
- A person who taught you about breastfeeding by her example or by being of support to you.
If you would like to submit your own post on Learning about Breastfeeding, email me your submission by September 15, 2008, for consideration for the carnival on September 22, 2008.
As a reminder, here are the guidelines that will increase the chances a post will be selected for inclusion:
– A well-written, grammatically correct post
– Thoughtful commentary directly on point for the carnival subject
– Overall quality of the rest of your blog and whether the general subject matter is something of interest to our readers (breastfeeding, parenting)
If your post is selected for inclusion, you will be asked on the day of the carnival to edit your post to link back to each of the other participants in the carnival.
Caused by postpartum hemorrhage so severe that the blood loss irreversibly damages the pituitary gland, Sheehan’s syndrome can cause breastfeeding failure. Other symptoms include loss of pubic and underarm hair, inability to tolerate cold, low blood pressure, and atrophy of vaginal tissue, as well as subsequent infertility.
Email me a picture and I will post it here sometime! Or write up your own post and send me the link! Or just leave a comment — I love hearing feedback on the projects.
Have you given your “girls” a nickname? Does your nursling have a special name for your breasts? My breasts — and I am sure the world really needs to know this — are called “mum-mums” (interestingly, the same as the name for nursing, “mum-mum,” while the breast milk is called “mum-mum milk,” as opposed to cow’s milk). As a child (long after I weaned) I called my mother’s breasts Mount Fujis!
Leave a comment and humor us with your own nicknames!
The protest was in support of a London, Ont., mother who says she was humiliated by La Senza staff who took exception to her breastfeeding her seven-month-old-son at the Windsor store’s checkout line in June.
Allison Loblaw said she was shocked when a clerk told her breastfeeding was not allowed in the store but she could use a changeroom in the back.
Ms. Loblaw has filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
2. H&M store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Manuela Valle organized a nurse-in at an H&M store after being asked to use a change room to breastfeed her two-month-old daughter:
H&M sent Valle an e-mail last Friday apologizing for the treatment she received and spelling out its policy to allow women to breastfeed publicly if they choose. A day earlier, more than 100 women staged a “nurse-in” protest in the store to show support for Valle.
Ms. Valle filed a complaint to the BC Human Rights Tribunal.
3. McDonald’s in Berea, Kentucky, United States. When a McDonald’s employee asked Jessica Denny to leave the restaurant because she was breastfeeding her 4-month-old, Denny called the police. But because she was not still breastfeeding when the police arrived, the police said they could not enforce Kentucky law protecting breastfeeding, and told her she would have to leave or be charged with criminal trespass.
In the statement, owner Sundae Park said: “It has never been our policy to ask nursing mothers to leave our restaurant. … I have taken the necessary steps to ensure this mistake does not happen again.”
Still, Denny says she was embarrassed by what happened. She wants the restaurant to apologize and put a sign on its door saying that breast-feeding is allowed.
“[She] came up and said quietly, ‘You know, some men find the sight of a bare breast quite offensive. Can I offer you a blanket to cover up with?” Tarbuck said on Wednesday.
Tarbuck declined the offer of a blanket, but one was brought to her anyway.
Tarbuck wrote to the airline, which defended the actions of the flight attendant. Tarbuck wants WestJet to develop a written policy on breastfeeding and plans to file a complaint with the federal Human Rights Tribunal if she does not hear from the airline shortly.
Reverse cycle nursing or “reverse cycling” is when the baby nurses more during the evening hours and less frequently during the day. Sometimes this is a frustrating side effect of a baby having his days and nights mixed up, but other times a mother purposely nurses her baby more often during the evening and overnight hours so that the baby sleeps more and requires less milk during the day while the mother is at work or school. For tips on handling reverse cycling, see Kellymom.com.
La Leche League recently celebrated its 50th year of mother-to-mother breastfeeding support. I am curious — have you ever attended a meeting?
Have you ever attended a La Leche League meeting?
Leave a comment with your opinion as well! Has La Leche League been helpful to you? What would you like to see change in La Leche League? Are you a leader and if so, how long have you served?
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