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Dear Readers, Welcome to this new issue of Breastfeeding Today! Let me start by introducing the second poem of the poetry column we launched in the April issue. Gráinne Evans shares with us an important story For The Lockdown Babies: “I was your whole world back then, just as you were mine / And now, … Read More

By Penelope Karagouni – Athens, Greece A wonderful, healthy, and very impressive dessert that will cool you down on hot summer days, and is great for many other occasions and seasons too! Ingredients: 1 5-serving package or 4 oz./100 grams of strawberry flavored gelatin  Boiling water according to the instructions on the package 7 oz./200 … Read More

By Chris Newlon – Illinois, USA I never fully appreciated the nursing bond until my last child was born. I am the mother of five children with an age span of 16 years from oldest to youngest. The first four babies had completely different nursing styles – the leisure nurser, the barracuda nurser, the sleepy … Read More

ΤΗΣ ΠΗΝΕΛΟΠΗΣ ΚΑΡΑΓΚΟΥΝΗ, ΑΘΗΝΑ, ΕΛΛΑΔΑ  Ένα υπέροχο, υγιεινό και πολύ εντυπωσιακό γλυκό που θα σας δροσίσει τις ζεστές μέρες του καλοκαιριού και όχι μόνο! Υλικά: 1 φακελάκι ζελέ φράουλα Βραστό νερό σύμφωνα με την οδηγία στη συσκευασία 200γρ φράουλες κομμένες σε κομματάκια 450 γραμμάρια στραγγιστό γιαούρτι της αρεσκείας σας 4 κ.σ. ζάχαρη άχνη Ολόκληρες φράουλες … Read More

By Julia Pelly – Charlotte, North Carolina, USA When Donna B. of North Carolina gave birth to her first child, she was nervous but excited. She wasn’t quite yet 20 years old, but she had a strong desire to be the best mother she could be. For her, that meant breastfeeding. When she tried to … Read More

This article contains personal experience of infant loss by Caroline Herman – Rockville, Maryland, USA For most people, spring is a time of hope and renewal, but for the past three years, spring has been the hardest time of year for me.  In April of 2019, my firstborn daughter, Elizabeth, passed away sixteen days after … Read More

By Gráinne Evans – Maghera, Northern Ireland “Sure you were only a baby” I’ll tell her when she asks, About that time in photographs when everyone wore masks. “You don’t remember the chaos when the world was forced to rest.” “You had all you needed in my arms and at my breast” “You never even … Read More