Archive for October, 2008

Breast Milk Cures A Man’s Cancer…What’s Next?

There is a man is Massachusetts who says that drinking breast milk cured his prostate cancer.  Read the article: http://cbs11tv.com/watercooler/Health.mothers.breast.2.284289.html
Some people now worry that the milk they are donating will end up going to adults with cancer instead of babies. I am having mixed feeling about this. On one hand, yes the milk we donate [...]


A Word About Supplementing

I forgot about a pet peeve of mine as it hasn’t happened to me. However, doing some reading I remember a pet peeve that I’ve always had and that’s “supplementing with formula”. Mainly after a doctor suggests it.
I need to give you a little background first.  From the time I was about 5, my mom [...]


How Nursing Has A Role On Poverty

Together with thousands of other blogs, BabyNursingBlog is participating in the Blog Action Day 2008. This year’s goal is to raise awareness and generate discussion on poverty, so that’s exactly what we’ll do.
Poverty is a huge concern in our own country as well as the world. As the economy continues to be in a [...]


The Joys Of Lactating

Part of being pregnant means lactating.  I’ve always had over productive boobs.  I knew I was pregnant with my second because my boobs were leaking.  The year or so before I got pregnant with this baby, my boobs would leak around my period making me wonder if I was pregnant.  Well, this pregnancy has by [...]


Nesting?

Am I nesting? It is hard to tell. I’m 31 weeks now and I realize that I could have a baby in 6 weeks. That might not seem too soon but it is October 8th and I only have about 4 days with “nothing” scheduled left in October.   And by nothing, I am not counting [...]