Pumping on Shine

The Top 5 Pitfalls of Breastfeeding and How to Avoid Them

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Booby Traps

As soon as your babe makes her entrance, you’ll put her to your breast, she’ll suckle contentedly and all will be good with…

Why I want you to breastfeed

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Frankly, breast feeding is best for newborns, no ifs, ands, or busts about it. That’s why I am hoping Judith Warner intended to keep her tongue in her cheek, along with breasts in their bras, in her

Breast-is-best 2.0: Pumping in public

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By Madeline Holler Strollerderby You know I'm all about the breastfeeding. I like to think I support all things boob and breastmilky. And I do, I really do. But we all have our challenges, our things to get over. Pumping in public is mine. But not Christen Clifford's. She rather likes to pump in public, or at least has no problem doing it. The nursing soldat in me says "Kudos! Kudos to you and your battery operated Evenflo, Christen!" The more squeamish side of me is blushing and quickly looking away.

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

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

A guy's take on why breastfeeding isn't that great (and why it is great) -- part one

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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...

Shine readers offer up their best parenting advice

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Asking for advice online takes moxie, which is why I love it when Shine users write posts seeking tips from other readers. Just within Parenting I've seen Shine readers come to the rescue of other users with comments that offer bloggy hugs, "I feel your pain" vibes, details on...