Breastfeeding Your Toddler – Benefits Unlimited

Posted by admin on December 31, 2009

It used to be that mothers would only choose to breastfeed their infant children at their first few months or six months at the most. Yet nowadays, an increasing number of women has chosen to continue doing so far longer than six months or even more than they have planned.

 Breastfeeding at 21 Months

Posted by admin on December 21, 2009

Bedtime nursing. That’s me on piano playing ‘Bridge Over Troubled Waters’ by Simon and Garfunkel.
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 Jack Newman talks about breastfeeding toddlers (throughout pregnancy)

Posted by admin on December 15, 2009

Jack Newman, Debra Pascali-Bonaro, Betty-Anne Daviss, Carole Dobrich, Geneviève Gagnon, and I (Emma Kwasnica) talk about breastfeeding toddlers and breastfeeding during pregnancy –during brunch at my house the day after the Montreal screening of Debra’s film, ‘Orgasmic Birth’ (2009/05/05)
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 Toddler Nursing at 28 Months

Posted by admin on December 14, 2009

Mom breastfeeding toddler

 Breastfeeding Toddlers

Posted by admin on September 20, 2009

Once your baby is walking and talking there is no reason to stop breastfeeding. In fact most health organizations recommend continuing breastfeeding for at least 2 years, or longer. No emotional, mental, or physical issues have been found to be associated with extended breastfeeding.

 YouTube – breastfeeding from birth to 2 years and beyond

Posted by admin on September 19, 2009

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 Extended Nursing – Breastfeeding More Than 12 Months

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Extended nursing can be defined as breastfeeding beyond the first year of a child’s life. This practice is healthy, safe and should be regarded as completely normal. However, some Western societies have conspired to make it an almost taboo activity and pressure on women to stop nursing their children at 12 months old has become [...]

 Over the Counter Cold Medications and Breastfeeding

Posted by admin on September 18, 2009

It can be extremely frustrating when you’re breastfeeding and you have a cold! Not only do you feel extremely lousy but you can’t just take any old over the counter medications to relieve your discomfort. This is because not every cold medication is safe to take while breastfeeding. In this article, we’ll discuss how to [...]

 Three Pieces of Breastfeeding Advice to Ignore

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“Don’t nurse your baby all the time or she’ll become too dependent. You must wait and feed your baby every few hours.”  
This is possibly the most damaging piece of breastfeeding advice you’ll ever hear. Not only can following this advice lead to clogged milk ducts and breast infection, it can sabotage your entire breastfeeding [...]