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Erase the taboo on breastfeeding

Erase the taboo on breastfeeding

By Kimberly Randall | January 28, 2013

To breastfeed or to not breastfeed? This is a question that many new and expecting mothers ponder upon as there is much to think about for each answer. For many years now, breastfeeding has reigned as a popular method of feeding babies, with vast benefits...

Senior journalism major Brittany Watson goes down a slide with
her daughter Haelo, 2, at a McDonald's playground in Sycamore on
Sunday.

Student mothers: Joys, Hardships, Misconceptions

By Chelsey Boutan | January 25, 2012

On April Fools' Day three-years ago, Brittany Watson got a phone call, but it wasn't from a prankster.A nurse was calling to give her news that would change her life."The results from your blood test came back," the nurse said. "You're pregnant."Watson...