The Breastfeeding Blog

Theo Walcott’s mum claims his talent and speed on the football pitch are down to being breastfed when he was a baby.

The teenage England star is supporting a new DVD aimed at encouraging mums to breastfeed their babies.

Mum Lynn, 46, is a midwife and says: ‘I always like to claim that Theo’s speed, coordination and eyesight and all those things are down to being breastfed. I like to think it has set him up for life.’

The teenage England ace, who scored a hat-trick against Croatia in September, said: ‘I have always been healthy and my mum says it is down to the breastfeeding. And she is always telling me that one of the reasons I’m such a good footballer is because I was breastfed.’

Read the full article here:- [UKfamily.co.uk]

Travelling with a breastfed baby can be difficult for breastfeeding mums especially when travelling on planes and in countries with conservative laws concerning women. Every mum can enjoy their holiday with a breastfeeding cover and some of these tips from KissKiss HugHug.

Sydney, Australia, October 20, 2008 –(PR.com)– With the holiday season fast approaching, many women across Australia will be faced with the prospect of breastfeeding next to a stranger on a plane or having to breastfeed in public toilets or hotel rooms just to abide by local customs in foreign countries.

With holiday destinations in conservative countries such as Dubai and Thailand growing in popularity, a KissKiss HugHug Breastfeeding Cover (www.kisskisshughug.com.au) can mean the difference between a stressful breastfeeding experience and a relaxed one when on holiday.

Read the full article here:- [PR.com]

Despite global alarm on contaminated milk in China, NIYI ODEBODE reports that many Nigerians, including infants, consume unregulated diary products with relish.
At the last count, about 54,000 infants have been treated for urinary problems and kidney stones after taking contaminated infant formula in China. Four of the children have been confirmed dead. Before the Chinese incident, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has alerted the nation on the circulation of a fake infant formula. These incidents have again brought to the fore the need for mothers to exclusively breastfeed infants for six months.

But, investigations by our correspondent show that many mothers in Nigeria are yet to embrace exclusive breastfeeding.
Also, a lot of them do not wait for the two years stipulated by the World Health Organisation before weaning the infants.

Read the full article here:- [The Punch]

An intimate picture of Angelina Jolie breastfeeding one of her twins is set to be splashed across a magazine cover — and partner Brad Pitt is the proud photographer.

Apparently not content with already being the world’s most photographed couple, Pitt turned paparazzi and has allowed next month’s edition of W magazine to publish the “private photos” he took of the mother of his children.

The cover shot shows a smiling Jolie with one side of her blouse pulled down to expose her left breast.

Read the full article here:- [Nine MSN]

In China’s spiraling milk-contamination crisis, some mothers are making money selling their breast milk.

As news spread of the deadly taint of the industrial chemical melamine in China’s milk supply last week, new father Jimandy Wu approached his wife with a business proposition: She could become a nai ma, or wet nurse. He had read on the Internet about the practice, in which a woman feeds her own breast milk to someone else’s child.

“Why not,” says his 24-year-old wife, Tina Huang, a mother in the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen who says she produces more milk than her own 2-month-old baby can use. “It’s a pity that I waste my breast milk when I see on TV so many kids with no milk to drink because of the contaminated powder.”

Read the full article here:- [The Wall Street Journal]

Amid concerns over melamine-contaminated milk products from China, the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday encouraged mothers to “go back” to breastfeeding.

In a radio interview, DOH Undersecretary Alexander Padilla said that while his department promotes breastfeeding, aggressive ads by milk firms had lured mothers to turn to formulas and powdered milk.

“Ito rin siguro magtulak sa ina natin na ipagpatuloy ang breastfeeding. Now is the best opportunity to say that (Perhaps the scare over contaminated milk may push some mothers back to breastfeeding. Now is the best opportunity to say that),” Padilla said in an interview on dwIZ radio.

Read the full article here:- [GMA News]

Hospitals may be changing a long-standing practice of giving new moms gifts sponsored by formula companies, in an effort to encourage breast-feeding.

‘Formula undermines breast-feeding’
Most hospitals give new mothers formula samples when they are discharged, but that tradition might be changing, according to a study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The study, reported by WebMD, asked nearly 1,300 hospitals about their practices.

Maternal health experts are concerned that women who get formula won’t breast-feed, which is best for infants.

Read the full article here:- [Finding Dulcinea]