What’s In Store For National Breastfeeding Awareness Week

The week ahead is National Breastfeeding Awareness Week.
If breastfeeding isn’t something that interests you, you might find the week a little overwhelming. I apologise for that in advance. Don’t worry, next week will be here before you know it.

Here are links to a few articles I’ve written about breastfeeding in the past:

• For the Love of Breasts
• Lactation Cookies – Biscuits that improve your breast milk supply
• It Would Have Been Nice to Know – A few things that would have been useful to know before starting breastfeeding.
• Five Great Things About Breast Milk – Five little known facts about breastfeeding.
• Mother’s Milk Tea
• Comebacks for Breastfeeding Comments – Things you could say if people criticize you for breastfeeding.
• Nursing in Public – A look at whether we even need to call it ‘nursing in public’ or if it’s just nursing.
• Nursing in Public Outrage, and why it matters
• Breastfeeding in Public: Through Daddy’s Eyes – dad’s take on nursing in public
• Rebirthing: For Emotional Healing after a Traumatic Birth and Reintroducing Breastfeeding
• Breast Milk Production – how is breast milk made?
• What is Breastfeeding Let-Down and How Does It Work
• Misleading, Inaccurate Headlines Harm Babies Too – a rebuttal of the ludicrous media reports in January with regards to breastfeeding
• Co-Sleeping and Breastfeeding – the benefits of the two together
• Do Breastfed Babies/Toddlers neet to brush their teeth?
• Attachment Parenting in Nature – pictures of breastfeeding and baby wearing in nature
• Breastfeeding and Race: A take on the dire state of breastfeeding in South Africa.
• Lactivistm, Breast Feeding, Bottle Feeding, Formula And Mothers At War – a look at the war on mothers in the form of the ‘mummy wars’.
• Confessions of an Extended Breastfeeder – where I realise that 20 months of nursing my baby makes me an ‘extended breastfeeder’.
• The Problem with Principles – Why I boycott Nestle.

Giveaways relating to breastfeeding this week, are:

• Monday: Mamascarf Breastfeeding Cover – for those mothers who choose to cover up
• Tuesday: BabyBeads Breastfeeding Necklace And Bracelet Giveaway – a reminder bracelet for the early days of breastfeeding and a necklace to keep baby’s hands free later.
• Wednesday: 2x Theraline Nursing and Maternity Pillows – for physical support during pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Thursday: Lactivist.net T-shirt and Shopping Bag – wear your breastfeeding colours with pride
• Friday:  Bras4Mums £30 Voucher – to spend in their online store on any of the beautiful lingerie
• Saturday: Nursing Bra from Emma-Jane – a bra that stretches as your cupsize grows.

Other great NBAW bloggers and carnivals to check out:

• Lactivist.Net – plenty of giveaways and breastfeeding information
• If you have something you’d like me to add here, please leave a comment below, or email me.
• Whatever you do, please sign the petition to reunite Habiba and Alma.