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Donating Breastmilk

cslactrn — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:54:56 +0000

Below is an excerpt from a news article online about breastmilk banking — The Denver Milk Bank is mentioned in it as well.

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Women donate to breast milk banks to help others’ babies

By Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY

When both of her sons were born prematurely, Keely Shaw wanted to feed them breast milk to bulk them up.

But [...]

Healthcare Legislation

cslactrn — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:18:58 +0000

Workplace Accomodation

cslactrn — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:15:45 +0000

This is a very good video from the Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition referring to Colorado’s Workplace Accommodation for Nursing Mothers Act. Enjoy!

Breastfeeding and Working Video

cslactrn — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:06:54 +0000

This video is from the Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition. Unfortunately it is partly sponsored by Medela, so that taints it somewhat, but from what I can see, the only mention to Medela is at the very end saying that they sponsored it. This section is very good to give feelings and background about pumping [...]

Breastfeeding Celebrities

cslactrn — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:00:22 +0000

Found this clip on Hulu.com – even if you’re not partial to science fiction, I hope you’ll appreciate this candid discussion amongst several actresses about their experiences while breastfeeding and working!

Breastfeeding Laws in Colorado

cslactrn — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:50:26 +0000

I just wanted to reiterate what laws are in Colorado that pertain to breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding In Public – Passed in 2004

and

Workplace Accommodation for Nursing Mother – Passed in 2008

Unfortunately, neither law has any real penalties… however, they MIGHT be worth something in a civil suit.

Toys ‘R’ Us Faces Class Action Suit Alleges Price-Fixing With Manufacturers on Strollers, Other Products

cslactrn — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:28:53 +0000

“By JOSEPH PEREIRA

A federal judge granted class-action status to a consumer lawsuit that accuses a unit of Toys “R” Us Inc. and five manufacturers of conspiring to fix prices on a variety of baby goods, including strollers, high chairs, car seats and breast pumps. ”

For more info on this go to the WSJ article

What this [...]

Thought Provoking Article from New Yorker

cslactrn — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:26:25 +0000

Baby Food If breast is best, why are women bottling their milk? by Jill Lepore January 19, 2009

There are some new rules governing what used to be called “mother’s milk,” or “breast milk,” including one about what to call it when it’s no longer in a mother’s breast. A term, then, nomenclatural: “expressed [...]