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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Fat vaginas and shrinking newborns in Japan

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When I got pregnant I weighed 53 kilos at 170cm (118 pounds, 5’8); I gained 13 kilos or 28 pounds over my pregnancy. My daughter was ...
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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Is there a need for more nuance in the vaccine "debate"?

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Alice Dreger--an academic whose gutsiness in taking up controversial issues I have a lot of respect for--has recently written an article ...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015

What to expect when you wean your child at the age of 4.2 years

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When I had my baby, I didn't quite expect that I'd be breastfeeding her for longer than 12 months. If you'd suggested to me...
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Thursday, February 5, 2015

Pumping cultures, nursing cultures: Japan, Britain and the United States

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I am a British blogger, who lives in Japan... and I follow a lot of motherhood-related stuff in the States, because a lot of my favorite...
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

No-BS breastfeeding resources updated

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Finally got round to sorting out the HTML issues on that page, not to mention updating some of the content, getting rid of/fixing broken lin...
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Sunday, November 2, 2014

Bullshitometer: Women with HIV should not breastfeed their babies

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Should HIV-positive mothers breastfeed their babies? Canvas a few different sources--the La Leche League (LLL), the American Association ...
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Monday, October 27, 2014

The earthquake

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Even when you live in a country like Japan which experiences minor tremors on a frequent basis, the sensation of a big quake--like the on...
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