Saturday, October 19, 2019

How To Identify And Manage Baby Lactose Intolerance

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Transitioning from breastmilk to infant formula is a convenient way of ensuring that your baby receives ample nutrition throughout their most critical stages of development. However, most formula preparations are derived from cow’s milk which is high in lactose. Lactose is a sugar found in many foods that is digested by the lactase enzyme in the human body.


Friday, February 13, 2015

Controversy as Facebook Deletes Photo of Mothers Breastfeeding Their Children

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The above group portrait of nude mothers breastfeeding their children was posted on Facebook by professional photographer Jade Beall recently. Unfortunately, the social networking site took it down after men complained it was obscene, according to Jade. She told Cosmopolitan that she understands Facebook's anti-nipple policy, but sees the censorship as a larger overall issue.

Monday, January 12, 2015

Pope Francis Says Moms Can Breastfeed In Sistine Chapel During Baptism - And In Public Too

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At an annual baptism event at the Sistine Chapel on Sunday, Pope Francis urged the mothers present to breastfeed their babies "without thinking twice" as the children "are the most important people here."

His brief sermon was focused on the 32 infants he was baptizing, and the pope echoed the sentiments of Jesus about children. This is not the first time that Pope Francis would be speaking on this issue. Last month in an Italian newspaper, he chided moms not be embarrassed about breastfeeding their babies in public, using a personal story about a mom and her hungry newborn.