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Mom Uses Breastfeeding as Weapon in Custody Battle

JeanneSager — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:01:00 GMT

The story is full of bad breastfeeding puns (that, honestly cracked me up), but an interesting case came up in the Globe and Mail this weekend. A mom has made her breastfeeding schedule so rigorous that the ex-boyfriend who fathered their child has been essentially totally cut off from spending any time with his daughter.

A judge has decided enough is enough. Either wean your child or start pumping honey, because Daddy's got to have a go.

Jennifer Johne and Carl Cavannah were together only briefly, but their relationship resulted in the birth of a little girl in June 2006. Although the couple was broken up, Cavannah made it clear he wanted to be in their daughter's life, even quitting his job so he could move closer to Johne and the little girl. He volunteered (volunteered!) to pay child support, and bought books on parenting.

But Johne told him he couldn't take the little girl anywhere, because she needed be with mom to be breastfed. The Globe and Mail cites an e-mail from Johne to Cavannah that makes it pretty clear she was about to sway on the issue: "A baby belongs with its mother, and if you had an understanding of the needs of a fully breast-fed baby and truly had [her] interests at heart, you would not be bringing this subject up again."

Now with the baby ~~facing~~ past her second birthday, the date the World Health Organization suggests breastfeeding up to, a judge has said it's over. Johne can breastfeed her toddler if she wants to, but she has to do it via pumped milk, so Cavannah can spend some real time with his daughter.

Frankly, I'm surprised he waited this long to "bring this subject up again." Because as wonderful as breastfeeding is (and this is very definitely not a breastfeeding vs. formula post), it's also pretty darn great for a child to have their biological parent who WANTS to be in the picture and has demonstrated themselves to be a a willing and able participant in their life. If anything, this mother is proving not how important it is to breastfeed but the theories of those women who would say breastfeeding chains them to their child.

Because while there are the bonding elements of breastfeeding, the larger part of the argument has always been that breastmilk itself is healthier than formula. So pumping and handing it over to her ex-boyfriend to feed their daughter would still make this child a "full breast-fed baby," albeit one who had the opportunity to bond with both her mother AND her father during her formative years.

Johne actually works in a daycare (which enabled her to keep her daughter around her so constantly), where she sees perfectly healthy and able children who are not attached to the mother's breast constantly.

What irks me about this story? This is a woman who has put breastfeeding above everything else. She's taken "breast is best" to an extreme that's unhealthy, and makes a bad name for breastfeeders everywhere.

Image: EcoStreet

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JeanneSager — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:23:00 GMT

Here's the thing about the breast is best debate. Do we really care what another mother does with her boobs?

No, really. You might say you care that she gets the best medical advice, that that precious little baby gets the best start to life. But when your kid and her kid sit side by side in kindergarten, holding hands, is it really going to matter who did what on day thirty-six of that baby's life?

Sometime Babble contributor Lynn Harris turned her often irreverant sense of humor to the oh so serious topic of breastfeeding on NPR this week, and though she treats the subject with all due respect (she is, after all, a mother), she pokes her fun where it's due. The breastfeeding debate, she says, is nothing but "a tempest in a sippy cup."

For MOST women, it isn't about whether or not they think breastfeeding is good for babies, or even whether they WANT to do it. Says Harris:

"Because we don't read the Journal of the American Medical Association to decide whether, or how long, to breast-feed. We consider our bodies: Are we physically able to nurse in the first place? Or are we plagued, as I was with my first child, by plugged ducts and serious mastitis? We consider the child: Did we, luck of the draw, get one who just says no to latching? We consider our workplace: How long is our maternity leave? Where can we pump when we go back?"

And that, my friends, is where the debate needs to take a hike. You want to breastfeed? You made it work? Woohoo! Fabulous! Really. I'm not being facetious here. I'm happy for you that you are able to nourish your child with your breastmilk, that you have got the latch down and find the appropriate place to pump if need be.

Not breastfeeding? Didn't want to? OK, well, that's your choice. Did want to, but couldn't? I'm sorry, is there anything we can do? Other than berating you and telling you you're feeding your child pure evil in liquid form and forcing you onto mega doses of Paxil to handle your postpartum depression caused by feelings of inadequacy?

Here's why everyone needs to read Harris' essay: she puts blame where blame is due. On the crappy advice in hospitals. On the crappy employers who don't give moms appropriate time for pumping. On the family medical leave act's lack of depth and the lack of paid leave time available for new mothers. On the public breastfeeding conundrum, especially for women who are shy and uncomfortable out in the public eye.

"Show me a lactation room at the Qwik Mart, and I'll show you a woman more willing to leave the maternity ward without her care package of free formula," Harris says (see, told you she was a bit irreverant).

Come on moms, let's look at who you're really mad at. It's not each other.

Image/Source: NPR

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Fired For Pumping Case Reaches Higher Court

Brett Singer — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:30:00 GMT

A woman who worked for Totes/Isotoner Corp. was fired for taking too many bathroom breaks. No, she wasn't snorting coke in there. She was pumping breast milk.

After losing in court in 2008, and again on an appeal, LaNisa Allen is appealing to a higher authority -- the Ohio Supreme Court.

The legal argument seems to be that "the company didn't discriminate because breastfeeding doesn't legally constitute an illness or medical condition." Attorneys for Totes/Isotoner also say that "there is legal precedent showing that employers don't have to give extra breaks to breastfeeding women."

That may be true. But so what? (I mean, it's not like she was driving while she pumped.) No, breast feeding isn't an "illness" but I was surprised to read that someone was fired for doing it at work, sued, and then lost. Twice. It will be interesting to see if the Ohio Supremes are more sympathetic to Allen's cause. Even if the company was legally correct, it seems like bad policy to punish a breast feeding mother like this.

Anyone have any experiences, good or bad, with pumping on the job?

Source: Dayton Daily News via Slate

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Going the Extra Mile for Breastmilk, Part 2: Induced Lactation

Miriam Axel-Lute — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:00:00 GMT

I know an adoptive couple who, together, exclusively breastfed their adopted son from time of his placement until he was old enough for solids (and beyond). I have to admit that I find this super cool, and not just because they ended up with a son who's allergic to cow's milk and soy. It's because it makes them so happy. And because I'm a science geek and think the human body is awesome.

The weirdest part about it for me is that it has put me in the amusing position of having to explain to my daughter why she gets milk from only one of her moms instead of both...

Perhaps seeing it happen all the time is why the assumption that breastfeeding is out of the question for adoptive parents takes me by surprise even though I know it is (1) very rare and (2) not particularly simple to get going. Still, it works, which many people don't even know, and as research continues on the best ways to induce, interest keeps rising.

There are two main components to getting lactation going: The most important is that the physical act of suckling induces lactation. This means that you can either use a supplementer (see picture) to feed donated milk or formula to a baby while having it nurse from the breast or pump several times a day in advance of a placement/birth (a good way to store up extra that can then be donated!). Most women also use combinations of medications and herbs that fool the body into thinking it's pregnant, boost supply, or just have lactation as a side effect, especially if they have a sense of when a kid will arrive and want to be able to breastfeed from day one. Many of these are the same things that bio moms who've had an illness or supply issues use. For more details, check with the experts.

I'm quite sure that this is one of those cases where even raising the possibilty, even while acknowledging how hard it is, will make some parents feel judged for not taking it on. They shouldn't, but that's easy for me to say. (The Milkshare folks do suggest that those who can try induced lactation do, so as to keep donated milk for those who can't, which I suppose is reasonable.) Still, I think it's worth spreading the word that it is possible, for those like my friends who might be really happy to be able to do it and/or have kids who could really benefit.

I'd be interested in hearing from adoptive or potentially adoptive parents. Had you heard about this? What were your reactions?

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Going the Extra Mile for Breastmilk, Part 1: MilkShare

Miriam Axel-Lute — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:30:00 GMT

There are numerous situations in which it is hard or impossible for parents to give their babies breastmilk—medical or supply problems, high-order multiples, adoption. But with the increasing amount of research about the benefits of breastmilk, a small but growing number of these parents have decided to seek out ways to do it anyway. Since formal milk banks are very expensive, they don't tend to be long-term solutions. But depending on the situation, there are other ways.

After I wrote a bit about the supply shortages and cost associated with formal milk banks, a commenter pointed me to MilkShare. MilkShare is not a milk bank, but it's a network connecting parents who want breastmilk to those who have more than enough and are willing to pump and donate. Basically, it regularly facilitates arrangements like the awe-inspiring outpouring that recently turned up enough breastmilk to keep a two-year-old with severe irritiable bowel syndrome alive.

It primarily costs less because recipients have to do their own legwork of contacting and screening donors, paying for health testing, arranging shipping, etc. (It's illegal to sell bodily fluids, so costs are those involved in shipping, health testing, storage bags for the donor etc., as well as getting a deep-freeze freezer for storage.)

MilkShare, understandably, recommends that those looking for milk hold to the standards of the milk banks when screening donors, but acknowledges obliquely that some parents may not feel the need to do so in every particular. (That seems risky, but before you judge, look at the standards and see if you would meet them all.) On the other hand, I hear through the grapevine that many parents aren't bothering to require testing at all (or are too shy too), which is probably not a good idea.

The payoff for the legwork seems worth it: Some recipients report being able to exclusively feed their infants on breastmilk to the recommend six months and continue providing it beyond, while others use it to supplement during a period of inducing lactation. Given that from a milk bank, breastmilk could cost $3 to 5/ounce, that's an astounding value. And for all the "four-quart does" who were cringing at expressing their "liquid gold" down the sink, there's a huge amount of satisfaction to be gained by sending it somewhere it can make a difference.

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Little Girl with Bowel Disease Kept Alive on Donated Breastmilk

Kate Tuttle — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:01:00 GMT

Two-year-old Grace Vaught of Westminster, Colorado, has what her doctors say is a very bad case of inflammatory bowel disease. According to an article in the Longmont Times-Call, beginning around a year ago the girl would vomit repeatedly each night; it was obvious there was something terribly wrong. As her symptoms grew worse, Grace began refusing to eat or drink anything, at one point going three days with no food or drink. Desperate, her mother gave her a bottle of pumped breastmilk (she was already nursing a second daughter, Grace's baby sister). When Grace was able to keep the breastmilk down, Stacey (a mother of six) attempted to pump enough to feed both girls but found her supply inadequate to the task.

She turned to Mother's Milk Bank, but found the cost prohibitive (it would cost $200 a day to provide the milk Grace needs). The bank did respond to her plight with a $1,000 donation of breast milk. Vaught then turned to her church, and through it to a virtual army of nursing mothers. First, the Samaritans Ministry Christian Health Care raised $21,000 to help buy breast milk for Grace; then, through a group called mamasource.com, women at Vaught's church connected with other women in the area. Before long, dozens of local women began pumping a little extra every day for Grace.

Vaught says she's beginning to introduce fruits, vegetables, rice and organic meats into Grace's diet, but the three six-ounce bottles of breast milk are still her staple. From the article:

“There is no textbook thing about this,” Vaught said. “I have to be creative. I credit attention to what she eats and prayer.

“She can eat. She’s happy. Her hair is growing, and she’s got energy.

“I don’t know how long it has to be this way (drinking breast milk), but I feel like it’s getting better,” Vaught added. “I am thankful she can eat and she can live.”

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Amy S.F. Lutz — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:29:00 GMT

My husband was very supportive of me nursing our five kids - as long as he didn't have to watch too closely. Whenever I said anything like, "Look, honey! When I remove the pad, milk shoots out like a geyser! I bet I can hit you in the forehead from here!" he immediately fled the premises.

So it's curious to me that there are actually men out there who find lactation erotic. Take Gregory Mannino, of Michigan. He was in court this week to face charges that he videotaped a former colleague as she pumped milk in a private office. The specific charge - "capturing or distributing an image of an unclothed person" - is a felony that carries a maximum sentence of five years in jail.

And they wonder why nursing moms don't feel supported in the workplace! But, to be fair, the local government there in Kent County is responding, with a January event sponsored by the Health Department fo educate businesses about "the rights and needs of nursing mothers in the workplace."

Need #1: Not to have your private moment providing nourishment for your baby turned into pornography for some sicko to jack off to. Start there. It really makes those other needs - like a comfortable place to pump, or a refrigerator to store milk - seem so prosaic.

A Guy's Take on Why Breastfeeding Isn't That Great (and why it is great) -- Part II

Cole Gamble — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT

We’ve covered some of the drawbacks and false benefits of breastfeeding, now here is the good stuff:

1) Breast Milk Has Antibodies. A breastfed baby is less susceptible to illnesses thanks to the good stuff found in breast milk.

2) You Save Money. No formula or bottles to buy.

3) Makes Mommy Feel Attached. Studies may have found that breast feeding has no particular psychological benefits for children, but it can’t hurt a mother’s bond with her child.

4) Breast Feeding Promotes Jaw Strength. And I don’t mean yours after gritting your teeth at 3 am because you’re up with the baby and your significant other is sleeping soundly. I mean the baby has to work his little jaw harder to get that precious milk, exercises it until he’s got a super jaw. And who doesn’t a toddler that looks like Jay Leno and can chew through steel?

5) Breast Milk Might Make Your Kid Smarter. The evidence on this one isn’t conclusive, but one study found a link between breast feed children and slight increases in I.Q. However, there is a fairly strong argument that the relationship between breast milk and I.Q. is correlation and not causation. The breast milk itself may have nothing to do with grey matter, but mothers (and couples even) who breast feed are more inclined to be attentive and nurturing toward their children generally. So the magic milk may not be the solution, but once again, it couldn’t hurt.

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5 Reasons Breast Feeding Isn't That Great (and 5 Reasons Why It Is) Part 1

Cole Gamble — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT

I know a guy commenting on breastfeeding is just asking for trouble. Raising ire be damned, I think it’s a personal choice for a woman to breast feed and no one should be bullied into it, especially if said woman may not have the choice. My wife was such a person, a woman ostracized for her inability to breastfeed. Even our government put out a commercial featuring a pregnant woman thrown from a mechanical bull, equating that action to not breastfeeding. There’s an unnecessary hysteria surrounding the practice. Does it have benefits? Yes, but if you believed what you read you’d have the impression the world is made up of two types of people: those vehemently against BF’n and those who think not breastfeeding is tantamount to child abuse. I’d like to think people are not so extreme (though I have met my share of boob Nazis). So in the spirit of unity, here are the top reasons not to breastfeed and the top 5 why you should.

The Cons:

1) Mastitis. An inflammation of the mammary gland occurring in lactating mothers. Nipple can get infected and turn into an abscess that must be surgically removed. Although this can occur in non-breastfeeding women, it’s more likely in breast feeders.

2) The Psychological Benefits are False. The conventional wisdom was breastfeeding led to a more focused, less hyperactive child adept at forming peer relations. However, an exhaustive study recently proved these assumptions wrong. Experts and laymen presumed that the constant physical closeness involved with breastfeeding would do all kinds of psychological wonders. Nope.

3) B-Milk in the Bottle is Just as Good. Some women can’t get their kids to latch. Some women simply don’t like the feeling of breast feeding. No problem, just pump a bit of that magic elixir and give it to junior via bottle. Not only is there no shame in it, but now that we know the physical act of breast feeding comes with no special benefits, the bottle is more acceptable than ever.

4) Where’s the D? This news is hot off the presses: there is insufficient vitamin D in breast milk. A lack of vitamin D can lead to rickets. So, if you breast feed, your kid will become a pirate.

5) You Should Never Do Anything Just Because of Peer Pressure. Like I said above, breast feeding is a choice. If you want to get a little breast milk to your kid but can’t or don’t want the suckling, that’s your business. And if you don’t want to do it at all, you are not abusing your child.

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Kelly Mills — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:33:00 GMT

A woman in Iowa took out an ad in the paper in an attempt to sell her breastmilk. I guess she's a prolific producer, and while she now donates her extra mama juice to a local milk bank, she has 100 ounces she can't donate because she pumped it before she went through the screening process. She says she looked at state laws, and can't find anything (other than common sense) that prohibits the sale of breastmilk, so she's putting 100 ounces up for sale for $200 OBO.

So has she had any takers? Um, she's only had one, and it was a prank call. While I can totally understand the desire not to waste that hard-won lactated stuff (pumping is a bitch and a half, and I basically treated every drop of my milk like it was made of diamonds) I know I'd be a little leery of purchasing breastmilk through a classified ad. I mean, I already got swindled on some fake Rock and Republic jeans I found on craigslist, I don't even wanna think about the breastmilk equivalent. But may I suggest that she make some lovely and useful soap instead?

Breastfeeding Moms: You're Doing it Wrong

Karen Murphy — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:34:00 GMT

Well, here's encouraging news! 74% of U.S. moms are breastfeeding their babies! That's, like, more than ever before (well, if you're only counting since about 1950, that is)! Except...oh, here's where we get all judgmental: most moms give up far too soon. Even though it's pretty simple.

"Pretty simple"? Well, sure, if you're ~~Judgy McJudgerson~~ Nancy Powers, a Wichita, Kansas, pediatrician. Dear Nancy says that it's pretty intense in the first few weeks, but after that, a piece of cake! So you have no excuse! And sorry, these lame excuses won't work:

1. Not enough milk. True = only a small percentage of women actually don't have enough milk.

Also true = a huge fucking percentage of new moms don't have enough support in breastfeeding and are misinformed by well-meaning people like dear Nancy here. I attempted to breastfeed all four of my children, but only did so successfully (without supplementing with formula or going entirely over to formula) with the last two, by which time I was bound and determined to make it work. It took a good FOUR MONTHS of 24/7 nursing to get it going right. If you don't know that going in, or don't have the time, inclination, or support, then it's not going to work and you will feel like you have failed.

2. This fucking hurts. True = it can hurt if the baby is incorrectly latched on.

Also true = lots of other things can hurt too. Some women just have pain for awhile. But you're told that it's your fault if it hurts, you must be doing it wrong. There can also be pain if you have thrush or mastitis or any number of other wonderful maladies that no one tells you about, because of course it must be your fault that the baby's not latching correctly. Problems like thrush can appear without you knowing it, and there are few things more painful, in my opinion, than nursing through an advanced case of it. Oh, and mastitis is fun, too. Either one would have been enough to make me stop nursing had I not been insanely determined to keep going with it, to not fail again.

3. It's embarrassing. Partly true = the right nursing clothes will solve that problem.

Also true = it's not easy getting through/past all the societal weirdness about (gasp!) breastfeeding in public. With babies #1 and #2, I never breastfed in front of ANYONE. And with #3 it took me close to a year to be able to comfortably nurse in public.

4. You're going back to work. True = you can pump.

Also true = pumping sucks. I was never able to get more than an ounce or so from pumping, and this was in the comfort of my home. I cannot imagine having to find a place to pump at work and the time to do so and then do that several times a day for months. The women who do this are completely amazing in my book.

So, hello article-writing people, before you write articles entitled "Most Breastfeeding Moms Stop Too Soon" and throw around statistics like "only 30% of moms are still breastfeeding at 3 months" and "only an appalling 11% still do so exclusively by 6 months", think about this:

1. It is, too, hard. I said so!

2. There's not enough support and too much misinformation.

3. Stop being so judgmental. And get it right.

Boob Nation: Pumping at Work Sucks

Rachael Brownell (Redsy) — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:02:00 GMT

Like to breastfeed? Think it's the best thing ever? Enjoy hunkering down in a bathroom stall while balancing machinery on your knees? Have I got an activity for you! Pack up your fridge baggies, your Pump-in-Style, and your nursing shields and head into work for a few hours (7-10 is best). While there, take a break every 2-3 hours to excuse yourself to the ladies...whip out your ladies, hook yourself up and voila! You too can experience the fulfillment of pumping at work.

Salon interviewed the authors of "Milk Memos: How Real Moms Learned to Mix Babies and Business and How You Can Too." In this case, "business and babies" means "business and breast-pumping" and the writers offer up tips such as "juggling a career, breast-feeding, family and all of life's other demands is possible (but not always easy or graceful)" and are quite persuasive on the need for companies to provide a clean safe place for women to pump, but I still don't buy it for a second.

I agree with the authors that more workplace support for breastfeeding and more honest discussions such as "excuse me, I need to go express milk” would go a long way to making the whole enterprise less stressful. But I’m sorry, it just doesn’t cut it. Lactating at work is a pain … an insufferable, inconvenient production that unless you have a private office with a lock and sufficient maternity leave (more than the paltry 6 weeks usually allotted) no amount of company support is going to alleviate. Without sufficient maternity leave to get things sorted with baby and caregiver and hormones, a nice clean room is completely insufficient to the task. No wonder most women in this country only breastfeed for 7 weeks. To do otherwise is a feat of super human strength and determination.

Tips for Traveling Without the Kid While You're Nursing

Jessica Ashley (Sassafrass) — Tue, 15 May 2007 22:27:00 GMT

My first trip away from my son was essentially the end of breastfeeding him. After 18 months of dedication for both of us and several months winding down toward complete weaning, I got on that plane with great relief met by twinges of sadness knowing that it would probably really be over for good. For many moms who are still happily breastfeeding, those trips away home might be necessary for work, family obligations or even just sanity. They might also be stressful if the mom is committed to keeping her milk supply up while she's away.

Glennia of The Silent "I" has once again stepped in with some practical tips to support breastfeeding moms who are traveling on their own. Her thorough suggestions for on-the-road pumping to dump or transport back home is so good you'll want to print it off and stow it away in your sporty Medela carry bag as a checklist and pat on the back for all the hard work you're doing for your little one even while you're miles away.

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