Blogs about: Lactivism
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Words, Words, Words
Reading 2 articles, Confessions of a Milk Machine and Breastfeeding – It’s a Choice, made me realize that there is still a lot of educating that needs to be done in using certain words and… more →
Chronicles of a Nursing Mom
Can of Worms {a note from the mother behind the MotherWise photo controversy}
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wrote 3 weeks ago: So, a funny thing happened yesterday. I have been a part of the MotherWise community for awhile now. … more →
My Journey Into Motherhood
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wrote 1 month ago: My name is Nellie and I’m 27 years. In the next few months, my husband and I will be em … more →
Standing up for our rights is HARD
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wrote 2 months ago: On Saturday, for the first time in nearly 8 months of proudly nursing in public, someone tried to te … more →
Drying Up: Breastfeeding as the Biological Norm (part 2 of 6)
wrote 2 months ago: Humans are complicated creatures. We are unique in several ways from our primate kin and other mamma … more →
Drying Up: How Breastfeeding Fails (part 1 of 6)
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wrote 2 months ago: The series Drying Up: How Breastfeeding Fails addresses the complex issues of breastfeeding and why … more →
Call for Nursing Photos
wrote 2 months ago: Want to be in the trailer for a film? LDL is hoping to include nursing photos in a “teaser tra … more →
When You Punish Nursing, You Hurt Women: A Doula's Perspective
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wrote 2 months ago: by Katherine Anderson In my years as a mother, I have seen quite a bit of the lactivist movement. I … more →
The Latter-day Lactivist Experience
wrote 2 months ago: Latter-day Lactivism is compiling stories about people’s perceptions of nursing in Mormon cult … more →
Mother. Feminist. Latter-day Saint. Lactivist.
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wrote 2 months ago: Contradiction in terms? Less than you might think. I first became involved in breastfeeding advocacy … more →
My Approach: Gentle Lactivism
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wrote 3 months ago: I stumbled on the word “Lactivism” a few months ago, and I loved it instantly. I am and … more →
Simply the breast!
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wrote 3 months ago: by Tolu Since arriving in Ghana, the sight of breasts has been everywhere! While I pride myself on b … more →
Not trying hard enough
wrote 3 months ago: Not trying hard enough is a phrase that has haunted me most of my life. For a long time it’s b … more →
Breastfeeding-Friendly Roundup: Recent Highlights and Opportunities for Action
wrote 5 months ago: What’s the latest in breastfeeding news these days? Here are a few highlights, which offer opportuni … more →
Outrage sparks Twitter battle between UN health watchdogs WHO, PAHO
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wrote 6 months ago: News Release November 16, 2012 Outrage sparks Twitter battle between UN health watchdogs WHO, PAHO M … more →
Friday Four: 4 Secret of uses for BREAST MILK!
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wrote 6 months ago: Breastmilk – it’s not just for babies anymore! I’ve compiled some amazing uses for breastmilk – nat … more →
American University Professor Attacks Student Paper for Asking About Her Mid-Class Breastfeeding
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wrote 8 months ago: American University professor Adrienne Pine is nastily attacking The Eagle campus newspaper for its … more →
Breastfeeding on Capitol Hill at the Great Nurse-In
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wrote 9 months ago: Why take breastfeeding – a vital, intimate exchange between a mother and baby – to the West Lawn of … more →
My Bittersweet World Breastfeeding Week 2012
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wrote 9 months ago: It’s so exciting to feel the incredible sisterhood of breastfeeding supporters celebrating our natur … more →
Lactivism
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wrote 9 months ago: Embrace Mammal-hood! I am preparing to return to work tomorrow after 12 glorious weeks bunkered down … more →
