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more about #lalecheleague redqueenmeg: And babies never absorb pesticides through water which is used to mix formula, either... more » Ruby_de_la_Booby: But breast feeding reduces MY cancer risk! So I guess I should just pump, throw out my milk and give the baby formula? Hmmm, I suspect a Similac/Med... more » palebluepixie: Why does the person with the boobs have to change? It should be the farmer or whoever the hell thinks it's ok to spray poison all over our food. The b... more » Vidya108: And if the mother doesn't breast-feed, those toxic dioxins stay in her own body, contributing to a higher risk of breast cancer among women who have n... more » GirlFailer: Maybe we need to lay off the pesticides not the boobs. Also, when is the series of studies proving that men ruin their children with every choice they... more » GirlyQ is a manta ray: No matter what you do as a mother, it's wrong. So do what you want, and what's best for your family. Fuck everyone else. *brought to you by GirlyQ f... more » ketamineKitty: I worked at a children's museum for a while, and we had a little fake grocery store the kids could pretend to shop in. In it was a can of baby formul... more » applejuice: I always cringe when people hate on the LLL. It kind of bothers me all the articles about the crazies are called "La Leche League" when they freakin' ... more » Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde: Your breasts are going to think that your child *died* you know, because they are totally disconnected from this thing called YOUR BRAIN. more » kaiwhakamarie: I have a one month old who is breastfeeding, and that theory kinda makes me feel like crap. I've been totally hellbent on breastfeeding my child, and ... more » Mireille is German for the Bart, the.: More proof that the "science" of evolutionary psychology is just another tool to validate the superiority of frightened masculinity and make sure wome... more » MissyMcCLung: I totally came up with this hypothesis on my own a couple of years ago! But without all the judgey bits this guy added. It explains in part why ovula... more » Snowbunny: Thank God we have people to tell us what to do with our bodies and what bad people we are if we don't agree. I'm not sure whether or not I'll breast ... more » SWGM: The Breastfeeding Brigade is really starting to irritate me. My mother is a Type 1 diabetic, and both my sister and I were bottle-fed because of it. A... more » Ruby_de_la_Booby: I am currently breastfeeding, and it is HARD. It's such a leap of faith, not knowing when your milk will come in, not knowing how many ounces the baby... more » Cerridwen: One big problem (amongst many) that I have with this kind of evolutionary science is that it seems to make the assumption that everything during "most... more » ihateyourescalade: I think it is best to breastfeed. That is what nature intended, and I trust that nature knows best in these matters. That said I also think it would ... more » jairip: Articles like this are the reason why I feel I have to explain WHY I'm able to breastfeed. I can afford to breastfeed because: I work part-time, I ha... more » Experiment626: "Also, bottle-feeding moms apparently want to hold their babies more than those who breast-feed do." When your baby bites the tit that feeds, I don't ... more » badmutha: Wait, I still like to hold my 7 year old whenever possible. What does that mean? more » -
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Breast Maybe Not Best For Babies' Balls
According to a new study, the pesticides baby boys absorb through breast milk may lead to infertility and testicular cancer later in life. But a study author said the evidence isn't strong enough for women to give up breast-feeding. [True/Slant] -
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"Scientific" Provocateur: Does Bottle-Feeding Simulate A Baby's Death?
The latest criticism of bottle-feeding comes from evolutionary psychologists (and a writer who once had some choice words for this website): if you don't breastfeed, your body might think your baby died.
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Too Shy To Breast-feed? Put A Hat On It
Many women don't breast-feed because they feel self-conscious doing it in front of others — but are state-of-the-art boob-covering contraptions the answer? More » -
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Sibling Study Suggests Breastfed Babies Do Better In School
In a new study, kids who were breastfed were more likely to do well in high school and go to college than their siblings who were not. Study authors caution that more work is needed to definitively establish causation. [Reuters] -
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Naomi Watts Schools Letterman In Lactose Lobotomies
The International's Naomi Watts made an appearance on the Late Show last night - just two months after giving birth to her second son - and girlfriend is tired. More » -
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Breastfeeding Myths Debunked For Barren Broads
This morning we told you about Kelly Rutherford, the Gossip Girl grande dame who is still breast feeding to lose weight. But recently, Salma Hayek told Oprah that she didn't lose a damn pound nursing.
