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Time 's Breastfeeding Cover Causes a Ruckus

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:52:05 CDT

The latest issue of Time is sure to catch your eye when it hits newsstands Friday, as it shows a 26-year-old woman breastfeeding her 3-year-old son—who is standing up. At least two commentators have expressed shock that this is Time , rather than one of Tina Brown’s predictably controversial Newsweek...

Moms Stage 'Nurse-In' to Protest Breastfeeding Limits

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:54:06 CDT

Last week, the city council in Forest Park, Georgia, limited public breastfeeding to children under age two. Today, 200 nursing moms and supporters will stage a “nurse-in” at City Hall to express their displeasure. "Breastfeeding women have to take a stand against laws like this or the laws will become...

Bachmann: First Lady Wants a 'Nanny State'

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:33:37 CST

Just a few days after Andrew Breitbart ran a cartoon basically calling her fat , Michelle Obama and her anti-obesity campaign came under attack again, this time from Michele Bachmann. The Minnesota congresswoman and Tea Party favorite ripped Obama's push to advocate breastfeeding as part of the fight against childhood obesity,...

Moms Share Breast Milk on Facebook

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:50:05 CST

Facebook: What can't it do? Its latest triumph: Despite not allowing mothers to post breastfeeding photos, the social networking site has allowed more than 70 women so far to share breast milk. Eats on Feets is a network that uses Facebook to connect women who need milk and women who...

Stop Breastfeeding Your 'Tyrant' Baby: Feminist

Harry Kimball — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:36:27 CDT

What with all the breastfeeding, diaper washing, and not smoking while pregnant, mothers have become enslaved to their “tyrant” babies. That’s the opinion of French feminist philosopher Elisabeth Badinter, who sees women giving up their lives in the service of their young ones—and risking women's liberation by becoming oppressed...

Taste Test: Breast Milk Cheese

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:57:36 CST

Longtime restaurant critic Gael Greene did not race to Daniel Angerer's Klee Brasserie for a serving of his wife's breast milk cheese , but she nonetheless found herself squeamishly preparing for a taste test. Though the Health Department banned him from serving it after a New York Post article, Angerer gives...

Breastfeeding May Protect Mom's Heart

Harry Kimball — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:22:41 CST

Mothers who breastfeed their children can expect a personal benefit down the road: A new study has found they are five times less likely than women who don't breastfeed to develop calcification in their major arteries—build-up whose presence "might lead to symptomatic heart disease," one of the researchers tells...

Yes, Kendra Wilkinson Can Still Breastfeed

Nick McMaster — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:36:55 CST

Kendra Wilkinson gave birth this morning, and inquiring minds want to know whether the former Playmate's impressive breast implants will prevent her from nursing her newborn son. Depending on the specifics of her augmentation surgery, it shouldn't be a problem, reports Slate 's Explainer column: Implants generally don't render breastfeeding...

Today's Hot Dieting Tool: Breast Feeding

Harry Kimball — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:03:45 CST

It's not the most PC thing to admit, but more and more moms are jumping on the breast-feeding wagon for the love of their...waist, reports Catherine Saint Louis for the New York Times . "For those incredibly shrinking women, the time they nurse is precious not only for its skin-on-skin...