Latch Video

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."

Ban on Infant Formula in SA?

Ban infant formula - Motsoaledi

2010-05-13 21:55

Cape Town - Infant milk formula is "no different from skin lightening creams" and should be banned worldwide, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday.

He said at the launch of a Human Sciences Research Council report on children and HIV: "I think throughout the world it was a very good idea to taper down the advertisement of infant feeding formulas.

"I think they must be banned altogether - throughout the whole world," he said, adding that he might propose the idea during discussion of the millennium development goals at the World Health Assembly next week.

One of the goals relates to infant mortality.

"When this is brought (up), because I know it's on the agenda, one would bring (up) these issues of infant feeding, because it's one of the key issues.

"If there's a move to ban infant formulas, I'll be one of the people to support it," he said.

Motsoaledi said there was always argument over the best method of feeding a child.

"But we know that breastfeeding is by far the best - all around the world nothing can ever beat breastfeeding."

If there were exceptions, they should be dealt with.

Boycott

He knew he would shock people with his proposed ban, but formulas are "no different from skin lightening creams", which are banned in South Africa.

He emphasised that he was talking about milk substitute formulas, not other baby foods.

Motsoaledi, who at one time worked as a doctor in rural areas, said he knew that in those areas, women sought the slightest excuse to not breastfeed.

The World Health Organisation recommends that in most cases babies should be breastfed exclusively for the first six months.

In the mid-1970s, advocacy groups launched a worldwide boycott of Swiss formula producer Nestlé, accusing it of using unethical methods of promoting infant formula over breastmilk to poor mothers in developing countries.

The advertising of infant formula has been banned in the UK in recognition of the importance of breastfeeding since 1995.

Gisele wishes all mothers could experience breastfeeding

In a Mother's Day post, model mom Gisele Bündchen wrote a new message on her official website thanking her mother Vânia for encouraging her to find her own way. The 29-year-old mother of Benjamin, 5 months, and stepson Jack, 2 1/2, also urges new moms to breastfeed, calling it "Nature's blessing."

I’ve always believed that to be a mom is the greatest responsibility a woman could have in her life. I’ve noticed a lot of meaningful changes in my life taking place together with a huge transformation of my priorities. The most important thing to me is to be the best mom ever to my children. I want to love them, to communicate with them, to be patient and teach them all I know. I have no doubt that becoming a mom has been the most rewarding experience in my life. I can say for a fact that I knew unconditional love.

I’ve been blessed with a loving mother who understood we were all unique human beings and we all had our paths to follow. Once she told me “we love you and we’ve raised you the best we could, but you don’t belong to us, you belong to the world, you’ll have to find your own way”.

My mother has been a model to me and I’ll always be grateful to her for that. Thank you, Mom!

On this Mother’s Day I’d also like to talk about a very important issue, which is breastfeeding. It’s essential for the newborn and creates a bond between mother and her child. It’s a unique moment when the body changes to nurture; it’s the Nature’s blessing! Breastfeeding, mainly the first days, poses some challenges, but the reward is sublime. In addition to having all the proteins, fats, and vitamins the baby needs, breastfeeding is an act of love and affection.

It would be great if all the mothers could experience the breastfeeding.

Therefore, on this date, May 9th, I want to wish all the mothers in the world a very special day and may we all be the best we can to our children, who, in turn, will show us their infinite love and brighten every day of our life with laughs (and many sleepless nights as well).

Happy Mother’s Day

Love and light"