A crazy-making list of breastfeeding news.

I'm having trouble keeping up with all of the breastfeeding news of the last few weeks. 

So, in addition to the sagging study and the nursing mom's food pyramid, here are a few of the headlines.  Grouped together they look absolutely goofy.

Breastfeeding reduces your baby's risk of heart disease in adulthood.

Eat more fish.  No, wait, it's a plot by Big Fish.

Breastfeeding makes your baby smarter - if they have the right gene.  Can't wait for the next generation of formulas - "Now with gene FADS2!"

Universal Studios apologizes to Canadian mother over nursing in public incident.  Don't they warn them at the border?

Mother takes out ad to sell breastmilk.

Check out these two headlines, based on the same study:  Asthmatic moms shouldn't breastfeed.  Breastfed babies shielded from asthma.  More on this one later.

Evenflo buys breastpump company Ameda, agrees to become WHO code compliant.  They will be the first baby bottle manufacturer in the U.S. to meet this standard.

The smell of breastfeeding is an aphrodisiac.  No comment.

The American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund name breastfeeding as one of their top ten recommendations for cancer prevention.

Breastfeeding Manifesto releases new t-shirts.  I want one.

And finally, the hospital where I delivered is awesome.

Any questions?

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