Breastfeeding in a Disaster

[mother4good]

I apologize if this has already been discussed. I do not see it.

Looking ahead to World Breastfeeding Week, my taskforce is looking for real stories of moms who breastfed during a disaster situation. I am googling my brains out. I was wondering if any of you already know where some of these stories might be? No sense in reinventing the wheel! Thanks!

Jami, CLC in IL

[nyxx]

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[SmoothieMom]

There was this family stranded in the snow for 11 days (in a car) the husband died out looking for help, but the Mom kept her baby and 4 year old alive by nursing them both for 11 days.

Here is a link to the story

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1028_3-614...ml?tag=nl.e501

[BreezyMom]

I saw a tv show about the story that Smoothiemom is talking about. It was an amazing story....

[songbh]

I remember post-Katrina news coverage on National Public Radio included an interview with a grandmother whose daughter (or DIL?) and newborn grandchild were in a shelter. The baby was brand-new, and the grandmother specifically said, "Thank God she is breastfeeding!" due to concerns about water, sanitation, supplies, etc.

I would google or use a news-only search engine to search "Katrina breastfeeding" and see what comes up.