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Note: As of 2017, The New Homemaker is an archive. The articles on the site are all original to TNH. For more musings from Lynn, the person behind this site, go here.

My toddler walks, climbs, can run faster than me and has eight teeth. She feeds herself with a spoon whenever she is hungry and runs to me for milk whenever she is thirsty.

Yes, milk. Breastmilk. My daughter still nurses and consumes the only milk in the world that is perfectly produced especially for her.

Why are many lactivists unwilling to sympathize with the formula-feeding mothers in their midst?
Weird science project or tasty drink? It's both!
Clearing up misconceptions is the first step to dealing with this disease