Tuesday, December 20, 2011

An Experiment Comparing Cow's Milk to Human Milk

One woman's description of her blind taste-test comparing human to cow's milk.

"An Experiment Comparing Cow's Milk to Human Milk:

...She asked me to taste the breast milk first. It was light and pleasantly sweet, and had both vanilla and almond hits. The almond-like flavor made me think it was some new kind of almond milk. If so, I planned to buy some on my way home. Both the complex flavor and the light creaminess I felt on my tongue were very pleasing. I hoped it wasn't too packed with calories, because I knew that I would drink this milk regularly...."

Monday, December 19, 2011

one-of-those-women: The Last Taboo

Lovely art and photos on this blog post!




"one-of-those-women: The Last Taboo

The last taboo...

...is not nursing somone else's baby..."

Mothers' experiences sharing breastfeeding or breastmilk, Part 2: early 21st century | Thorley | Nursing Reports

From a new Open Access online, peer-reviewed journal, Nursing Reports. This lovely research study explores the experiences of 23 women involved in milksharing. (Note, there is a detailed description of the Dutch milksharing group I blogged about earlier today. I love synchronicity!)


Mothers' experiences sharing breastfeeding or breastmilk, Part 2: early 21st century | Thorley | Nursing Reports: Mothers' experiences sharing breastfeeding or breastmilk, Part 2: early 21st century
Virginia Thorley
DOI: 10.4081/232 | Published: 2011-12-13 17:25:21 | Views: 108

Next Question: is borstvoeding van vreemden even goed? � Nieuwsblog nrc.next

Dutch milksharing site.

Next Question: is borstvoeding van vreemden even goed?: Next Question: is borstvoeding van vreemden even goed?
Is het logisch om eerder te kiezen voor melk van een koe dan een andere mama?