Breastfeeding and Illness

Jack Newman [06 February 2010] - Over the years, far too many women have been wrongly told they had to stop breastfeeding. The decision about continuing breastfeeding when the mother takes a drug, for example, is far more involved than whether the baby will get any in the milk. It also involves taking into consideration the risks of not breastfeeding, for the mother, the baby and the family, as well as society. And there are plenty of risks in not breastfeeding, so the question essentially boils down to: Does the addition of a small amount of medication to the mother’s milk make breastfeeding more hazardous than formula feeding? The answer is almost never. Breastfeeding with a little drug in the milk is almost always safer. In other words, being careful means continuing breastfeeding, not stopping. The same consideration needs to be taken into account when the mother or the baby is sick. Read more »

My journey so far

Julie Hall [30 July 2009] -

My son is 8 months old now and boy has it been a huge learning experience. The first thing I have learned is to lower my expectations.

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The mothering myth

Petro Pretorius [23 August 2008] -

I wonder who is bottling and selling the notion that mothering is a completely natural and normal flow of being a woman? - It is in all likelihood a man.

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