Putting on my militant formula feeder hat for a sec….
I made a promise on the FFF Facebook page to discuss why this article bothered me so much, but after the conversation that ensued on my page after I posted the link, I’m not looking forward to writing...
View ArticleThe Top Five Formula Feeding Myths, Debunked
There has been an influx of anti-formula articles popping up in the past few weeks, on such high-profile online venues as the Huffington Post and Psychology Today. Instead of doing my “real” work, I’ve...
View ArticleA rock and hard place: Why aren’t we demanding better infant formula?
Annie over at PhD in Parenting recently said something that got me thinking. (Not the first time that’s happened. My brain usually hurts after visiting that blog…I have no idea how she manages to be so...
View ArticleIs breast vs bottle really a mommy war, or something more? (And a...
It never ceases to amaze me how any moderately intelligent, breastfeeding-related discussion dissolves into screeching mommy-war bansheedom. Seriously, people. I was so excited that young, vibrant...
View ArticleDirty Milk
FFF Sarah, who is currently trying to induce lactation for her upcoming adoption, emailed me this afternoon with an interesting question: So, I’m pumping all of this crap into my body in an attempt to...
View ArticleElisabeth Badinter steps into the breastfeeding minefield
There’s an interesting discussion going on right now on Slate.com between two major players on the breastfeeding landscape. Hannah Rosin (whom, in the interest of self-disclosure, I personally worship...
View ArticleSupport versus advocacy: how finding balance is like keeping a white carpet...
I lost a few very dear followers over on the Facebook page recently (and I assume on the blog as well), and I’ve been obsessing over their departure. As too often happens on the FFF community page, we...
View ArticleGetting a grip on the Strong Mom Empowerment Pledge Controversy
The latest outrage in the breastfeeding advocacy world doesn’t have to do with dying children in resource poor nations, or bogus “breastfeeding advice” hotlines run with the nefarious goal of...
View ArticleOf nanny states and nonsense
This is why I hate politics. Earlier today, Jennifer Doverspike’s scathing indictment of Latch On NYC popped up on the Federalist website. By this evening, Amanda Marcotte had written a similarly...
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Full response to “An Effort to Increase Breastfeeding” in the Philadelphia...
An abridged version of this letter appeared in on Philly.com on June 19, 2016. Breastfeeding has been a journalistic topic du jour for years now. As an author of a book about breastfeeding promotion,...
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