bionic boobs

So we have just landed from a taxi, flight and bus. At risk of sounding like im bragging about my 4 month old im not! Im going to brag about my boobs!! Ok so my little one latched on at the beginning of the 2 hour flight, and stayed exactly that way for 2 hours.. meaning the following:

I read grazia and instyle cover to cover with not a peep from him.. (ok so my 2 other toddlers were entertained by their new erasable pens and colouring books for most (ish) of the flight. But theyre not breastfeeding... I digress...!
He didnt move! For 2 hours! which made me think... he's not really asleep but comfy, calm, has no sore ears, isnt hungry..which means that I am comfy, calm and rather pleased that people havent even noticed that I have a baby on board!
how would the flight have been had I not got my bionic boobs?? What clever little things they are, doing all that at once. And he wasnt feeding, it was for all those other reasons he stayed latched on.
Wow
remind me again why everyone doesnt at least try breastfeeding??

the babes visit ohbaby!!

Oh baby fabulous magazine asked us to share some breastfeeding info with them which we gladly did as we loooooove their mag, check out their upcoming fair in Fota wildlife park in april too....

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BMJ

Im sure you have heard the latest "haha told u all so" article on breastfeding published by the BMJ...claiming that six months of exclusive breastfeeding ”could harm babies,”. Sadly most of the journalists commenting appear not to have read the article....! The point of the study in the BMJ was to question the timing for the introduction of solid foods, and argue against the widely recommended 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding with no other solids or liquids. Fortunately, the Unicef UK was on the ball, and issued an excellent rebuttal.
The BMJ article was pointing out the lack of data on the subject of early weaning, but a huge issue with their data (as they point out) is that the numbers of babies being fed exclusively until 6 months is so small that they cannot compare and study this group as a group... sadly...
The study was a study of studies per se, and unfortunately the media just love to stir up a controversial issue like breastfeeding, and the title of the BMJ article was right down their alley.. sadly it didnt reflect the content of the research...

Breast Milk cheese on the menu in NYC

NYC Chef Adds Mother's Milk Cheese To Menu

PETA, who has urged Ben & Jerry's to use human breast milk in the past, is all forchef Daniel Angerer, owner of the New York City restaurant Klee Brasserie, adding "Mommy's Milk" cheese to his menu. The item is made possible by his lactating wife, and he's offered up a host of images and the recipe on his own website—it includes 4 cups mother’s milk, yogurt, rennet and sea salt. The chef admits that he "was concerned... I wondered if it was ethical," but has decided to make it available after some thought and recipe testing; he recently told Grub Street, "It tastes just like really sweet cow’s milk." As for PETA, they say don't knock it til you try it...would you?

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Julie Bowen saves time

Actress Julie Bowen shows off a photo of how she saves time - by breastfeeding both of her twin babies at the same time.

The American star of comedy show Modern Family lets one-year-old brothers John and Gus suckle from her simultaneously.

Speaking on U.S. late night talk show Lopez Tonight, 40-year-old Bowen quipped: 'It's like two little liposuction machines on you."

Isnt it a shame that more actresses and well known faces dont publicise breastfeeding more? Look at her, stylish, slim, happy... good on her!!

Stressed? Call mama!

By Daily Mail London-
Put down the chocolate cake and cancel the yoga classes. The easiest way to ease stress is to phone your mother.
Research has found that hearing her voice can quickly calm frayed nerves - and a telephone call often has the same effect as a hug.
The findings could help explain why our mother is often the first person we turn to in tough times - even when we are adults ourselves.
A team of American researchers looked at the role of oxytocin, a hormone involved in sex, sexual attraction, trust and confidence.
Known as the "cuddle chemical", it is released into the blood during labour - triggering the production of breast milk - and floods the brain during breast feeding, helping mother and baby to bond.

It also, it seems, is key to a mother's ability to calm her child, relieving stress when it is released in children.
The researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison made a group of seven to 12-year-old girls perform a speech and solve a series of maths problems in front of a panel of strangers.
That sent the children's hearts racing and levels of cortisol - a hormone associated with stress - soaring. Once stressed, a third of the girls were comforted in person by their mother, a third told to speak to her on the phone and a third given a film to watch.
Levels of oxytocin rose quickly in those who saw or spoke to their mothers, the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B reports.
To the scientists' surprise, within an hour, the girls who phoned their mothers were just as calm as those who were comforted in person.
Researcher Leslie Seltzer said: "It was understood that oxytocin release in the context of social bonding usually required physical contact.
"But it's clear from these results that a mother's voice can have the same effect as a hug."