HELEN GRAY, LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes from the World Health Organization (the Code) covers marketing and promotion of products meant to substitute for breastfeeding. It does not ban their sale or use; it simply restricts their promotion. WHY DO WE NEED A CODE? The Code is needed to support infant health and prevent unscrupulous … Read More
Español Helen Gray, London, Great Britain The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes from the World Health Organization (the Code) covers marketing and promotion of products meant to substitute for breastfeeding. It does not ban their sale or use; it simply restricts their promotion. Why do we need a Code? The Code is needed to support infant health and prevent … Read More
Mary Francell, Georgia, EE. UU. Imagen cortesía de Kathryn O´Donnell Traducido por Amaranta Avendaño, Buenos Aires, Argentina. La Breastfeeding and Parenting Conference, de LLL Georgia, EE. UU., simultánea con el Healthcare Provider Seminar y el Leader Enrichment Workshop tuvieron lugar del 6 al 8 de noviembre de 2015, en el hermoso Jekyll Island Club sobre … Read More
Español Cynthia Mann and Barbarie Palmer, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Cynthia and I fell into LLL leadership and into supporting Leader Applicants in the same way we learned to mother our children—by being thoughtful and flexible, relying on our intuition and seeking out support from each other. Our applications started at a time when the lone … Read More
Alice Allan, IBCLC, Addis Abeba, Éthiopie Traduit de l’anglais par Véronique Lesoinne, Monterrey, Mexique Évaluation de la nécessité ou non d’utiliser un tire-lait. Certaines mères n’ont pas de montée de lait avec un tire-lait et ne produisent que quelques gouttes dérisoires, quand en fait elles ont une bonne production de lait. Grand produit phare De … Read More
Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, RLC, FAPA Traducido por Paola Segnini, Arizona, EE UU Foto: Adriana Mesec maj English Es genial para los bebés. ¿Qué beneficios tiene para las madres? Una colega recientemente me envió un editorial del Washington Post escrito por un grupo de profesionales de la salud mental que tuvieron unas experiencias horribles con la lactancia materna … Read More
Teresa Pitman, Ontario, Canada Çeviren: Çiğdem Kayacık Fotoğraf: Leilani Rogers Kızım Lisa’nın dördüncü doğum gününe yaklaşırken, onunla memeyi bırakmak konusunda konuşmanın iyi bir fikir olduğunu düşündüm. Lisa’yı ve 18 aylık olan küçük erkek kardeşini hala emziriyordum ve başka insanların çocuklarını doğum günlerinde veya “meme kesme kutlamasında” emmeyi bırakmak için ikna ettiklerini biliyordum. Minik kızım meme emmeye bayıldığı … Read More
Mary Francell, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Übersetzung: Anja Harnisch, LLL Beraterin, Österreich Als ich vor über 20 Jahren LLL-Beraterin wurde, hat man gesagt, dass Stillen ein erlerntes Verhalten sei. Das kam mir immer ein bisschen seltsam vor. Sind wir denn nicht Säugetiere? Andere Säugetierbabys scheinen zu wissen, was sie tun müssen. Es ist daher nicht überraschend, … Read More
Cartas de madres Traducido por Hanny Ghazi, Saint-Cloud, Francia Foto: Eikonicdesign Llorar hasta el cansancio Mi bebé no se duerme en la noche si no es conmigo. La lactancia siempre ha funcionado bien para calmarlo y es una manera agradable de terminar el día, pero me preocupa que se esté convirtiendo en un mal hábito que … Read More
Español Elvira Germaná, Madrid, Spain Translated by Gina Nigro, Seville, Spain I so wanted to have a third child, and at age 45, my wish came true. My previous two experiences of pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding were smooth and easy. I had no doubt that things would be the same the third time around. I … Read More