• Last updated 8/22/11 by Mothering Editorial

We invite you to download an image of the breastfeeding symbol and use it to promote and support breastfeeding around the world. PDF download Low resolution jpg Medium resolution jpg Web image gif Please contact webmaster@mothering.com to inquire about other image formats available Plastic canvas charts of the breastfeeding symbol, courtesy of Maria Merlino's Crochet Living: Canvas image 1 Canvas image 2 Canvas images PDF Graphs for crochet, cross stitch, latch hook, knitting and beading, courtesy of Maria Merlino's Crochet Living: Graph image 1 Graph... read more

• Last updated 7/31/11 by Mothering Editorial

By Kittie Frantz, RN, CPNP-PCWeb Exclusive - March 16th, 2007 When our country goes to orange alert at the airports, everyone is asked to endure the minor inconveniences required to pass through security checkpoints. One group of travelers in particular faces additional challenges: mothers traveling without their children, but with expressed breastmilk. Primarily this means working, breastfeeding moms traveling for business. Conventional wisdom has been to keep pumped breastmilk on ice, so women often took it in their purse or carry-on bag.(1) Now, however, toting... read more

• Last updated 3/3/13 by HWBMama

By Megan Leary     I was at an event supporting midwifery legislature when I saw the Le Leche League booth and made a bee line for it.  I have been pretty fortunate in that breast feeding has gone great from the start for my daughter and me, but my issue now was that breastfeeding was going almost too well.  She was now a year old and she was nursing like a newborn again.  I was up every two hours at night nursing her and then up-and-at-em the next day for my full time job.  Needless to say, I was perpetually tired and desperate for some mama... read more

• Last updated 7/19/11 by Mothering Editorial

By Allison BerryhillWeb Exclusive Harrison is nursing, content in his ownership of me. He is wholly mine, the center of my world. Anne Morrow Lindbergh called it "the magical closed circle…two people existing only for each other." Breastfeeding mothers since the beginning of time have felt the sensation of completeness while nursing--two halves to a whole. But there is more to my story, an unexpected dimension, because nursing at my other breast, equally secure in his exclusive rights to his mother, is Harrison's twin brother, Stuart. "Do you nurse both twins at the... read more

• Last updated 10/18/12 by Melanie Mayo

(Photo courtesy of http://katelyndemidow.blogspot.com/)         I am going to commit a huge natural parenting faux pas and admit something…. I kind of hate co-sleeping. I don’t actually 100% hate it.  There are lots of beautiful things about sleeping with your kids.  But, since I am complaining (I will get back to the good stuff later) I should mention some things that make me think I won’t miss this stage. ~Being squished ~Waking up numerous... read more

• Last updated 10/19/12 by Melanie Mayo

A new research study shows that co-sleeping is best for kids right up to ages three and four.    There is actually a wealth of research that I discuss in my book, to support co-sleeping, yet it rarely makes the headlines in the mainstream.  Most parents fear that co-sleeping and SIDS are interlinked and it simply isn’t true.  Unless you are grosly overweight, a smoker, or a heavy drinker/drug user the safest, and most desirable, place for your child is right by your side for as long as they want.   Many co-sleepers have a family room/bed that... read more

• Last updated 8/22/11 by Mothering Editorial

Breastfeeding in Public (pdf) - a map showing state laws governing breastfeeding in public. Here are other invaluable downloads to raise awareness about what your rights are: Workplace Pumping and the Law (pdf) - a map showing state laws governing pumping at work. Breastfeeding Pocket Guide (pdf) - a handy reference guide to breastfeeding laws in the US.   These maps are copyrighted Mothering content. If you are interested in sharing these maps with your website or blog readers please feel free to place a link to the appropriate map on your pages. However, we ask... read more

• Last updated 10/18/12 by emilyfrischmann

By Christine Gross-Loh Issue 113, July/August 2002 Six tips to help you wear your baby comfortably and safely. 1. Try several types of carriers. Different ones serve different purposes. Soft structured carriers such as the Ergo are popular among many babywearing parents. Wraps, such as the Moby or GypsyMama are also very versatile, and gorgeous to boot. I highly recommend buying or borrowing a few other types as well. I consider a ring sling to be all-purpose and easy to get baby in and out of, a soft structured carrier or mei tai helpful for longer... read more

• Last updated 4/26/13 by Marcy Axness

We tend to throw around the word “attachment” a lot when talking about kids and parenting, so let’s make sure we’re all talking about the same thing: attachment is a measure of the security of relationship between a child and those one or two or three adults with whom that child is in consistent contact. We now recognize that healthy (secure) attachment is a fundamental form of nourishment for a child’s growing brain. In particular, attachment fosters rich circuitry in the area of the brain that mediates social and emotional functioning. A parent's ability to be... read more

• Last updated 2/6/12 by Mothering Editorial

Breastfeeding Triplets: Advice from Successful Moms By Ellen Zagorsky-GoldbergWeb Exclusive Sheri of Port St. Lucie, Florida, nursed her first child for almost two years. Three years later, when she discovered she was pregnant again, she had no doubts about what her feeding choice would be. Then she found out that she was carrying triplets. Some of Ingalls's healthcare providers were very negative about even the possibility of nursing triplets. Ingalls, however, was determined to breastfeed, and her perinatologist put her in touch with The Triplet... read more