by hygeiahealth | Aug 19, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
A standing ovation to the exclusively pumping mothers There is plenty of back and forth about breastfeeding and formula feeding, but I think there is one thing we can all agree about: a mom who exclusively pumps to feed her baby takes the cake on mom of the year. The...
by hygeiahealth | Aug 12, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
Nursing parody released: “Nursed Me (All Night Long)” The funny ladies of MYLF (Mothers You’d Like to Friend) have created a new favorite nursing parody as their show of support during World Breastfeeding Month. “Nursed Me” is sung to the...
by hygeiahealth | Aug 5, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
World Breastfeeding Week: Aug. 1 – 7 Monday was the kickoff to World Breastfeeding Week. The website states this year’s theme, Sustainable Development, is ” on raising awareness of the links between breastfeeding and the Sustainable Development...
by hygeiahealth | Jul 29, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
Triathlon mom goes viral for post-race breastfeeding photo It’s always a big moment when a runner gone mom partakes on her first postpartum run and then her first race since delivery. For 28-year-old Katrina Bolduc, though, her major milestone came when she...
by hygeiahealth | Jul 22, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
Judoka breastfeeds toddler at California State Games Life happens for all of us, but for those who choose it, breastfeeding can happen no matter what other activities are happening in life. Jennifer Orey, mother of two, has not let her dedication to judo interrupt her...
by hygeiahealth | Jul 15, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
Dad’s viral video shames those who shame breastfeeding One thing every breastfeeding mom needs is an amazing breastfeeding support partner. Brock Smith is exactly that for his wife. The dad’s viral video was posted to Breastfeeding Mama Talk’s...
by hygeiahealth | Jul 8, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
Final breastfeeding moments for mom facing cancer battle Every mom has her own unique breastfeeding journey and Natasha Fogarty planned for hers to continue at least a year with baby Milo; however, that plan was cut short when she was diagnosed with stage two breast...
by hygeiahealth | Jul 1, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
Breastfeeding bride goes viral It takes an amazing bride, and even an amazingly supportive husband, to do what Christina Torino-Benton did during her June 18 wedding ceremony. Her nine-month old daughter began to cry and she did what she would do in any other moment...
by hygeiahealth | Jun 24, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
[Research] Breastfeeding and childhood behavior linked A new research study published Tuesday indicates breastfeeding and childhood behavior is linked. Children breastfed exclusively for their first six months have an easier time behaving as students at the primary...
by hygeiahealth | Jun 10, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
Preemie baby breastfeeding photo goes viral Seeing your baby spend its first weeks of life in the NICU is not what any mother dreams of, but when Keri Barcellos-Putt delivered her daughter Dahlia at only 28 weeks, she found a place of of hope and peace because her...
