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Get the funk up! BATMAN Get the funk up! BATMAN Get the funk up! "Go, go, go with a smile!" BATDANCE Do it Keep bustin'
SO it has been a WHILE since I posted here. Now things change and so moving forwards and onwards, I have decided to use tumblr with a new focus. " breast is still best " and always will be, and I have throughly enjoyed looking back over my few postings, I have found comfort and interest in all. Now though to other interests - lets broaden things up ... and see where it takes us ...
Wean Me Gently by Cathy Cardall
I know I look so big to you, Maybe I seem too big for the needs I have. But no matter how big we get, We still have needs that are important to us. I know that our relationship is growing and changing, But I still need you. I need your warmth and closeness, ...
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These would be great for making Momsicles. Have you made those yet? You simply pour expressed mama’s milk into popsicle molds, then freeze. Makes for one very happy baby on a hot day, let me tell you! I have pics from our little bug’s first encouter with Momsicles, and her face was priceless. She couldn’t get enough frozen mama’s milk!
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Little Bites Ice Pop Molds
$16.99 From kinderville Here
Milk and Honey
Milk and honey are the only two substances on Earth with the sole purpose of being a food!
lauric acid
Did you know that the only 2 products of nature that contain Lauric acid are BREASTMILK and coconut oil????? Go on Google lauric acid
Breastfed infants are able to reach their biological potential given their genetic and socio-cultural limitations. Artificially fed infants will never achieve their full health potential and any local disadvantages will be magnified.
Hanson L (2004) Immunology of Human Milk: How breastfeeding protects babies
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This is Andrea’s Fountain in Ghiradelli Square, San Francisco. Isn’t she beautiful?
okay, i promise this will be my last breastfeeding advocation post. for now.
leave it to science to give us all just one more reason to feed our babies booby juice: aside from obviously providing nutrients, mommy’s milk also aides in influencing the composition of the bacteria in junior’s...
Food for Thought
The other day a friend of mine noticed that my children were not great eaters (duh!) they are 6 and 3.5 and its true we enjoy McD’s, Pizza and Fries. Actually we do try to eat healthy and dad is a great cook but the children never really took to it. To be fair the 6 year old has much improved his diet recently but yes my friend was right to notice (I should point out here that they are both healthy and live active lives) but more to her point was … well, what was the point in breastfeeding my baby (5 months now) if we were not going to follow up with a healthy diet later. We will try, but breastfeeding to me is more than just diet. As I’m sure you are well aware of the other benefits, I’ll not go on here, my point to her was that I was giving my kids a great start in life, and how about being more concerned with people who had their supermarket trollies filled with organic and natural, sugar free produce with a tin of formula for the bub! Now come on .. that has to be more hypocritical? But oh so common, far too common!
What’s a consumer to do? If at all possible, breast-feed your babies, and support breast-feeding friendly workplaces and other environments. It’s hard to overstate the health advantages of breast-feeding for both mother and baby. They are enormous, and particularly so today, when the possibility exists that commercially available infant formula could be contaminated with excess hormones.
Huffington Post,
Yes this is more like it, stories about unhealthy baby formula should really be about breastfeeding. One crazy thing is that some families choose to feed their kids organic food but not breastfeed their babies. The evidence for the good of breastfeeding is just overpowering. I am however deeply interested in what this ultimately means for society. If we are going to prioritise breastfeeding babies, and young children as we should. This is going to redefine gender and work relations again. Women need to be supported to breastfeed, not frightened away from it because of the needs to earn a living. Just as an aside for all the rhetoric against Islam and women, the Qur’an states that a man should support his wife and even provide her with payment for breastfeeding their children.
Perhaps if a value ( and there is undoubtedly a value in terms of reduced childhood illnesses, reduced environmental impact in the production of formula products, and increased health benefits both physical and psychological to breastfeeding mothers) in monetary terms could be equated to breastfeeding, then perhaps it would raise the profile. I even heard somewhere that mothers that are allowed to bring nursing infants into their work benefit by being able to both maintain their careers and financial position, and also thrive on not being torn apart from their young children. How often have we seen images of breastfeeding mothers in the developing world, gathering firewood, tending the fields. Why is breastfeeding and childcare kept so peripheral from everyday life in the Western world?
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so frustrating that this is allowed to happen and on such a large scale cause breastfeeding isn't happening.
How can they run this article without mentioning and promoting breastfeeding as another option ??
British women are four times more likely to develop breast cancer than women in eastern Africa, new figures show.
Infant formula marketing code has failed, says expert By Lorraine Heller, 28-Jul-2010 Related topics: Industry, Maternal & infant health Measures designed to ensure optimal infant nutrition are being hampered by disputes over the implementation of an international code of marketing for infant formula products, according to a child nutrition expert. Writing in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Professor Stewart Forsyth says the 30 year-old International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes is mired by a series of alleged violations and boycotts, which are counter productive to the code’s goal. He calls for international governance to step in and replace the voluntary marketing code. Collaboration across the board Developed via a collaboration between UNICEF, the World Health Organisation (WHO), industry and international organisations, the code was adopted by the World Health Assembly in 1981. It aimed to promote appropriate marketing and distribution of infant formula products in order to encourage safe and adequate nutrition. However, according to Professor Forsyth, an honorary consultant paediatrician formerly of the UK’s NHS Tayside, there has been an “unrelenting series of disputes, predominantly relating to alleged violations of the code, which have provoked high profile acrimonious exchanges, boycotts and legal proceedings”. This, he said, has “led to an atmosphere of mistrust that has now become embedded between key agencies”. He particularly highlights the disputes between the non-governmental group Baby Milk Action and infant formula manufacturer Nestle. Good intentions The marketing code intended to provide a framework for cooperation between governments, organisations of the United Nations system, non-governmental organisations, experts in various related disciplines, consumer groups and industry in efforts to improve maternal, infant and young child health and nutrition. Its 11 articles set out the nutrition goals, as well as recommendations on quality and standards for milk substitutes. It also provides guidance as to the responsibilities of governments, industry and health groups in attaining these goals. All involved parties, it says, should co-operate to ensure appropriate measures are being taken at all levels. Calls for governance However, over thirty years after its creation, the code’s failure is hindering improvements in maternal, infant and child nutrition, says Professor Forsyth. “Unfortunately, the evidence indicates that this rather complex multi-agency monitoring framework has failed to deliver effective corporate governance. It is probably not surprising that each of the components of this self-regulatory structure continue to manifest aspects of self-interest, and this is likely to continue in the absence of an ‘ombudsman’ or independent body with the authority to arbitrate and ensure that actions taken by respective parties are in keeping with the spirit of the code.” He argues that the only foreseeable way of maintaining the original spirit and goals of the code is strengthen governance both at national and international levels. “It is proposed that measures are taken to replace current hostilities with effective national and international governance,” he concludes. Source: International code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes—three decades later time for hostilities to be replaced by effective national and international governance Arch Dis Child (2010). doi:10.1136/adc.2010.187294 Author: James Stewart Forsyth BUT, an article on www.physorg.com says he has collaborated with formula companies for research in the past. A study published in the BMJ is one example. International formula milk marketing code mired in 3 decades of dispute July 26, 2010 An international marketing code for formula milk, intended to foster global cooperation among governments, industry, and aid agencies, has instead been mired in three decades of often bitter dispute, claims a child nutrition expert in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. As long as hostilities continue, improvements in maternal, infant, and child nutrition will be less likely, says Professor Stewart Forsyth, formerly of NHS Tayside. Professor Forsyth has published widely on the benefits of breast feeding and collaborated with formula milk companies on research. The Thirty Fourth World Health Assembly adopted the fourth draft of the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes in May 1981 as a minimum requirement to protect and promote appropriate feeding for infants and young children. Although voluntary, the implementation of the 11 articles of the code, which range from marketing and distribution, through quality standards, to national government responsibilities, is closely monitored by the World Health Organization. At the time of its inception, it was envisaged that the code would provide a framework for governments, UN bodies, aid agencies, specialists, consumer groups and industry to cooperate fully, says Professor Forsyth. But instead, he writes: "There has been an unrelenting series of disputes, predominantly relating to alleged violations of the code, which have provoked high profile acrimonious exchanges, boycotts, and legal proceedings." Crucially, there is a lack of official independent information on the validity or otherwise, of these claims and their outcomes, he adds. The self regulatory national governance arrangements for the code have lacked transparency and clearly defined responsibilities, he contends. "It is probably not surprising that each of the components of this self regulatory structure continue to manifest aspects of self interest, and this is likely to continue in the absence of an 'ombudsman' or independent body with the authority to arbitrate," he writes. Self appointed monitoring groups, which have stepped into the breach, have been hampered by insufficient access to all the relevant information and an approach that is unlikely to inspire the confidence of all the players involved, he suggests. International accountability also potentially lacks transparency and consistency, he contends, especially for issues that cross national and continental boundaries. "The controversy that has bedevilled the code for 30 years is almost entirely limited to matters of interpretation and compliance," he writes. "However, because these issues have been so protracted it has led to an atmosphere of mistrust that has now become embedded between key agencies." It is time to "replace current hostilities with effective national and international governance," he says.
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