I have to admit – the idea of the family dinner as controversial parenting topic confounds me.  Growing up, we ate dinner together pretty well every night until, well, I moved out – we still eat dinner with my parents most every Sunday. The idea of each of us picking a plate out of the fridge and heating it in the microwave is just completely foreign. We eat together, we eat the same things (or parts of them) and it happens most nights of the [...]

Boobies in the news for the week of January 21, 2011: beautiful breastfeeding shots, cover-up fail, UK breastfeeding policy stumbles, Canadian experts lose train of thought & the US Surgeon General takes a leap forward.

Breastfeeding in the news for the week of January 7, 2011: more Facebook controversy, hating Celine Dion a little less, rare tongue-tie, breastfeeding in Yemen and the dangers of swaddling

My latest moral dilemma – giving my baby chicken pox. Or not. Am I a chicken?

My November Carnival of Breastfeeding post. Breastfeeding as adopted adult – finding support from my mom who never breastfed and never will. Figuring out that breastfeeding support is about values, not experience.

Talking about breastfeeding with a 6 year old – getting the message across, teaching the facts and fanning the flames of curiosity. In an age-appropriate tone. Good times.

My post for the October Carnival of Breastfeeding – Birth and Breastfeeding.

Boobies in the news for the week of October 22, 2010: new growth charts, Nestle-free Week, Quebec milk bank, bed-sharing safety and the mediocre, but prolific French mother.

Boobies in the news for the week of Friday, October 15 2010.

Breastfeeding news round-up for the week of October 8 – World Breastfeeding Week, in case you missed that!