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Breastfeeding with Type 1 Diabetes

12/7/2022

 
by anonymous mother
Pakistan

I am a diabetic mother living in Pakistan. I have three sons aged between nine months and nine years. I have breastfed all of them, and the youngest is still nursing.

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Moving Mountains

3/5/2022

 
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by Ariel Sapp
Yokosuka, Japan

Have you ever passed on an opportunity to do something because you were breastfeeding? What if it could have been a once-in-a-lifetime experience? That’s what my climb of Mount Fuji in August this year turned out to be!

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After a Minor Surgery

25/4/2022

 
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​by Terry Tsang
Leader with LLL Hong Kong - Chinese Group
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We just came home from my son’s minor surgery under anaesthesia. I feel thankful that I am still nursing my little boy, who is two years and eight months old.

When he was disorientated waking up from the anaesthesia, he was calmed down and comforted immediately as he latched on.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding Families Around the World

11/7/2020

 
by Jenny Buck
Leader with LLL Hong Kong - English Group

The timing and severity of the crisis have varied widely across our region. Many parts of China experienced a severe lockdown from mid-January to mid-March. Hong Kong and Taiwan started dealing with the crisis in late January and have been largely successful in keeping the situation under control, with only limited restrictions required. More recently, from mid-March onwards, other countries started taking action and have implemented moderate to severe restrictions, either as preventive measures or in response to an escalating public health crisis.

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Breastfeeding an Adopted Child

2/2/2020

 
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by Chetana Mrunalini
Bangalore, India

 
As a young child, when I came to know that families come in different varieties and that adoption was an option to build a family, it struck a chord in my heart. When I saw families with adopted children, though very rare, I would often daydream of being a part of a similar family.

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