45 doctors holding prestigious positions and with long, lauded careers under their belt wrote to Biden saying every single one of them saw young children sniped to death in Gaza with deliberate shots to head and chest. Almost complete silence and some of them under death threats
This year’s Indigenous Milk Medicine Week theme, Mind, Body, Milk Medicine, highlights the vital connection between mental and physical health during lactation. Learn about supporting mental well-being for breastfeeding and chestfeeding people: https://t.co/9UHccY1ea7 #IMMW2024
“Evolved developmental niche” components: direct breastfeeding for 2-5 years, near-constant touch, responsiveness to baby’s needs, multiple responsive adult caregivers (allomothers), free play with multiple aged playmates, and positive social support for mothers and babies.
The concept of the “evolved developmental niche” is a new one to me and utterly fascinating! The human nest, used for more than 30 million years, represents the habitat and behaviors which are the norm for early development, and consists of five core components.
We aren’t meant to go this alone. Get good, professional help. We have a feeding support group every Thursday from 11a-1p at @barefootbirth Community Roots Collective
Feeding a newborn and tears- they always go together! Helped a new mama this week with her 4 day old baby and she melted into a puddle of hormonal mess. We hugged and she latched and fed her babe. #breastfeeding#postpartum#newbaby
The only time that real change takes place is when millions of people stand up and look around them and say, “The status quo is not working. We want change."
We must end the international embarrassment of being the only major country on earth, the only one, which does not guarantee workers paid medical and family leave, paid sick time and paid vacation time.