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Know where to find the support you need to make breastfeeding a success
Breastfeeding your baby may be a natural and instinctual act but that doesn't mean that it's always easy. Struggling with nursing, particularly in your baby's first days after birth, is not only...
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Recent study finds breastfeeding does not affect rates of childhood eczema
Exclusive breastfeeding for six months is recommended by numerous health organizations the world over and research continues to find the many health-sustaining effects of breastmilk and breastfeeding....
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Some allergy symptom remedies safe even for nursing mothers
As we enter the Labour Day long weekend, many families are taking the opportunity to escape the city and do some late summer camping. Camping, like any trip away from home, is one of those times that...
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Why I will never give a breastpump as a shower gift
Attend a few typical baby showers and you will see the same sort of gifts at each one: newborn sized onesies, sleepers, diapers – either cloth or disposable – wipes and the odd toy. Occasionally...
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Evenflo video infuriates breastfeeding community, sends harmful message
Evenflo’s Youtube videos advertising their line of breastpumps and bottles recently generated a heated backlash from mothers and breastfeeding advocates. In a matter of hours the videos went from...
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Studies demonstrate mothers' evolved emotional response to breastfeeding
Last month the results of a recently conducted study on maternal aggression were released. Researchers examined the responses of three groups of women – breastfeeding mothers, formula feeding mothers...
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International Breastfeeding Challenge to be held Oct. 1 at Billings Bridge Plaza
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the first Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge. Begun in 2001 with 26 sites exclusively in British Columbia, in 2010 there were 216 sites in 18 different...
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Breastfeeding duration linked to reduced rate of breast cancer
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month nears its close, it is important that we not only work toward improving treatments and best our chances for a cure, but also note what has been discovered to assist in...
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