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Welcome to this new issue of Breastfeeding Today! Let’s start with our poetry column and the emotional rhymes from Ann Calandro’s poem, A Letter to My Four Children: “At first, I felt alone but I was not. Wise La Leche League Leaders and mothers accepted and supported me as they modeled gentle mothering with their … Read More

By Chapel Taylor-Olsen – Utah, USA We’ve ended up with a distorted sense of time after the last year and a half, but the world didn’t actually stop. It is estimated that 116 million babies were born during just the first 9 months of the pandemic. [1] Millions of families around the world had to … Read More

By Carol Smyth – Ballyclare, IBCLC, Northern Ireland If you have a new baby, it is likely you’ve heard about reflux or gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). Many mothers worry about whether their baby could have GERD if they are crying or unsettled. You may know other babies who are on medication for reflux. Are large … Read More

By Ann Calandro – North Carolina, USA I am your mother. You grew in me! I ate well and sang happy songs to you. I gently patted you all day long. I learned from class and birthing books how to breathe and relax and help you into the world, wanting only the best beginning for … Read More

ΤΗΣ ΠΗΝΕΛΟΠΗΣ ΚΑΡΑΓΚΟΥΝΗ, ΑΘΗΝΑ, ΕΛΛΑΔΑ Μία εύκολη και γρήγορη κολοκυθόπιτα με απλά υλικά που αρέσει πολύ σε μικρούς και μεγάλους! Υλικά για ένα οβάλ πυρέξ 39 εκατοστών: 2 φλ. κολοκυθάκια πράσινα, τριμμένα στον τρίφτη και στυμμένα (περίπου 800γρ.) ½ κ γλ αλάτι 300 γρ. φέτα 4 μεγάλα ή 5 μικρά αυγά 280 ml γάλα εβαπορέ … Read More

By Penelope Karagouni – Athens, Greece An easy and fast zucchini pie with simple ingredients that your family is going to love! Ingredients for a 15 in./39 cm. oval baking pan: 2 cups zucchini, grated and squeezed (about 1.8 lbs./800gr.) ½ teaspoon salt 0.7 lb./300 gr. feta cheese 4 large or 5 small eggs 9.5 … Read More