This video is perfect for my late-summer, vacation state of mind. It's of Amy Wilson, a mother of three under five, known for her one-woman off-Broadway show "Mother Load," a comical look at the cutthroat world of competitive parenting. This performance was recorded at a 2008 luncheon for Chicago-area moms hosted by Medela.
For more breastfeeding-related stand-up, don't miss this post!
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Last year Ameda released a great video on getting a comfortable and effective latch. Since this is really the heart of getting breastfeeding off to a good start, I thought it would be good to spread the word about it.
The thing I like most about the video is that they show a mother starting with her baby skin to skin on her chest in a way that really lets you see the head-bopping...lunge instinct babies have. The more I suggest that mothers try this, the more sold I am on starting in this position. It's made a big difference in some cases, especially for babies who are refusing the breast. Have you seen your baby do it?
The video also emphasizes the "asymmetrical latch" (without calling it that) which helps get the nipple into a comfortable spot. Learning to help a baby latch this way has made a big difference for many moms I know, too.
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This is my current favorite breastfeeding ad. It's from Scotland, where breastfeeding rates were among the lowest in Western Europe until the early 1990's. In 1990 only 50% of mothers initiated breastfeeding. But thanks to a multidisciplinary effort which has included the establishment of many Baby Friendly hospitals, ads such as this one, and community breastfeeding support resources, Scotland now has the fastest growing breastfeeding rate in the U.K.
I think this ad is quite effective. It clearly sends a message that nursing in public is not a big deal. No one seems to notice or care that the mother is feeding her baby. It even gives you the impression the camera is having trouble finding the mother. It conveys a strong message about the importance of breastfeeding to the health of mothers and children. And it draws you in in a subtle but strong way.
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This clip cracked me up. Hope you enjoy it!
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...just one like this.
Thanks to reader Sarah for this one. Have a great weekend, everyone!
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A few years ago, when we were living in California, I donated milk for this research, which was being conducted through UC Berkeley and UC Davis. I pumped at work, and then met the researcher on a street corner outside of the State Capitol building - we both joked that it felt like a drug deal!
From what I recall, the researchers took my milk, infected it with HIV, and then conducted the flash pasteurization method you see in the video. They knew at that point that this method would kill the HIV, but were testing to see how much of the nutrition remained stable in the milk after the pasteurization.
Many of you probably know about the complex issue of HIV and breastfeeding in the developing world. Breastfeeding is a key route of transmission of HIV, but for women living in areas with unclean water supplies, not breastfeeding is an even more dangerous proposition. The risk of death in the early months of life from diarrhea and other infections is considered greater than risk of HIV infection. For that reason, the World Health Organization and UNICEF recommends not breastfeeding only "when replacement feeding is acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable and safe." A key appears to be exclusive breastfeeding, as recent studies have confirmed. One theory is that the use of supplements creates tiny fissures in the baby's gastrointestinal tract, which allow the HIV virus to enter the baby's system via breastmilk.
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So there's a little quirk in Typepad, which I use to blog, which doesn't allow me to go back and edit old posts which have embedded YouTube videos. All of the text disappears when I try. Back when I posted some of these I didn't have a videos category so I'm listing them here to get them listed.
If you're a newer reader of this blog you may want to check these out!
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And speaking of weaning...
I meant to post this long ago, when it was on You Tube, but it was taken down due to copyright concerns (though, yes, there are many Family Guy episodes still up there).
Anyway, I found this on a personal website, and can't resist posting it. So check it out while you can!
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If only all breastfeeding advice was so clearly put. I have to say that this not the advice I hear women given when they go in for a surgery. Usually they're told to pump and dump for anywhere from 2 to 24 hours.
There's more good information on this topic here and here. And for a post on breastfeeding and MRI or CT scans, see this post. Thanks to Angela for posting about this a few months ago!
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