Tag Archive: Breastfeeding

The Bonding Hormone

There is a hormone that is produced naturally by the body when a mother breastfeeds her child. It’s called oxytocin. For a long time researchers believed that this was like a love hormone and made people more kind, generous, and caring. However this theory was tested recently among grown men and it was found that…

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Facebook and Breastfeeding

     I heard on the news a brief snipit that Facebook is not going to allow people to put up photos of women breastfeeding and of course, breastfeeding moms everywhere are all up in arms about the decision. The last time I got involved in this debate ( on a moms forum no less ),…

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