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Posted on: Sunday, August 3, 2008

Nursing moms are finding encouragement in online forum

Are you an expectant mom who's unsure whether to breast-feed your baby? Each mom makes her choice for her own reasons, of course, but scores of moms have voiced their suggestions and support for nursing in the Breastfeeding discussion forum on HawaiiMoms.com. Many cite resistance to infections and disease, better brain and eye growth, numerous other health benefits to both mom and baby, and the deep bonding. One mom who calls herself weehen added a long list, including this tongue-in-cheek suggestion: "If you co-sleep, it is much, much easier than having to get up and get a bottle ready. You just open your top and, voila! Cafe au lait!