Lots of breastfeeding dialogue in the news!
Oh boy, I have so much to update you on. I attended a breastfeeding conference, International Lactation Consultant Association, a couple weeks ago in San Diego. Wowie, did it open my eyes and get my heart pumping! I’ve been wanting to blog about it, and give you the highlights, but I haven’t done it yet. Between school starting, a fabulous 4 day camping trip in the Rocky Mountains (which Charlotte and Mary LOVED), a very cool freelance project, and Lord knows what else, I’ve had my hands full. My newfound friend, Tanya Lieberman, blogger for Motherwear, wrote a good summary — right when she got home - she’s probably the type who finished her homework EARLY, but I like her anyway. (There’s even a pic of Tanya and me in her blog. So how can I not like her?)
But… what I’m fired up about today is a bunch of juicy discussion about breastfeeding in the news.
1. salon.com covered the book last week - hooray! It generated some interesting comments (letters to the editor), too! (I had to chime in myself)
2. MomsRising sent a mass e-mail and has a discussion on their website about the Breastfeeding Promotion Act. You can tell your own story (and look for my comment) and also sign a petition in support of the Act.
3. salon.com then covered the MomsRising piece. (I wrote a good letter to the editor in the associated blog, if I say so myself.)
4. The Washington Post had an article today titled “Breast-feeding ads blunted” about the influence of formula companies in this public health matter. I have some more thinking to do on this one, and would be interested in hearing your thoughts.
I’ll elaborate when time permits, but wanted to go ahead and post these items.
Hugs, Cate