On AlterNet: breastfeeding

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "breastfeeding"

Attachment Parenting: More Guilt for Mother

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. May 20, 2012.

Not only is 'attachment parenting' bad for women; it's not necessarily good for children, either.

Tough Titty: On Feminist Mothering and the Breastfeeding Doll

Crunktastic, Crunk Feminist Collective. July 21, 2011.

Is the breastfeeding doll that has conservatives in a tizzy perpetuating sexist notions about natural gender roles and "good" mothering practices?

Why I'm Grateful to Still be Breastfeeding My Toddler

Elizabeth G. Hines, Women's eNews. March 16, 2011.

Breastfeeding rates among Black women are incredibly low, especially after babies reach twelve months old.

10 Things You Didn't Know Were in the Health Care Bill

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. April 5, 2010.

Calorie counts? A disclosure of swag Big Pharma reps give doctors? Abstinence education? Here are some surprising items in the health care bill.

Americans' Attitudes Toward Breastfeeding Are Making Our Kids Sick

Aisha Qaasim, Women's eNews. August 29, 2008.

Want a healthy baby? Put the Baby Einstein videos and hand sanitizer away and breastfeed.

Why Are Hospitals Involved in Marketing Infant Formula?

Darcey Rakestraw, December 31, 1969.

Conservatives Freak Out Over European Breastfeeding Doll

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, December 31, 1969.