By Amy Villarreal HERWriter Blogger August 3, 2011 - 11:41am

SurvivorRunner RT @EmpowHER: Related Article: http://ow.ly/5UmwX -
Raise a glass of wine for your heart, but not your breasts. #herchat -11:31 AM
Aug 3rd, 2011

Keyweener RT @EmpowHER: HERchat was informative as always. Become a
member of EmpowHER and join the #HERchat group for transcripts and
more. http://ow.ly/5Uhud -11:31 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

bfdboobies RT @SwaddleDesigns: Looking forward to seeing BF as normal
again. Cover only for your comfort or modesty, not because you must
#Herchat Do what's comfortable 4U -11:30 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

happyhomeblog absolutely loved participating in #HERchat. smart,
intelligent, forward-thinking women & chat about women's health! -11:21 AM
Aug 3rd, 2011

YWCHAC RT @EmpowHER: Related Article: http://ow.ly/5Ulrx - World
Breastfeeding Week #herchat -11:15 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER HERchat was informative as always. Become a member of
EmpowHER and join the #HERchat group for transcripts and more.
http://ow.ly/5Uhud -11:15 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

ourgrowgarden RT @Greek_Momma: I strongly believe that #NIP is one of
the key steps to normalizing #Bfing & getting our nation back on track w/
nutrition. #herChat -11:14 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Jen_Wiebusch Will be bf-ing for 1 year come this Saturday. So glad we were
able to do this! #HERchat -11:12 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Jen_Wiebusch RT @EmpowHER: #WBW2011 - http://ow.ly/5UnIj - World
Breastfeeding Week 2011 #herchat -11:08 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

drdan07 RT @EmpowHER: RT @happyhomeblog: Q2 what critics fail to
realize is that breasts are a food source, not to be sexualized at all times.
#herchat -11:06 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

healthymamamd RT @EmpowHER: Related Article: http://ow.ly/5Ulrx -
World Breastfeeding Week #herchat -11:02 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

healthymamamd RT @EmpowHER: RT @happyhomeblog: Q2 what critics
fail to realize is that breasts are a food source, not to be sexualized at all
times. #herchat -11:02 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

lalalanaty “@EmpowHER: Related Article: http://t.co/x74dMGH - World
Breastfeeding Week #herchat” Hooraayy for boobies! -11:00 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

lalalanaty RT @EmpowHER: Related Article: http://ow.ly/5Ulrx - World
Breastfeeding Week #herchat -11:00 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

iEnhance RT @empowher: Related Article: http://ow.ly/5UmwX - Raise a
glass of wine for your heart, but not your breasts. #herchat -10:58 AM Aug 3rd,
2011

EmpowHER @WifeOfADairyman Thanks for joining! #herchat -10:55 AM Aug
3rd, 2011

EmpowHER @christyanjayden Thanks for joining! Hope you can join us
again soon. Good luck with the twins... =] #herchat -10:55 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

WifeOfADairyman @EmpowHER thanks for the chat! #herchat -10:55 AM Aug
3rd, 2011

EmpowHER I wonder if we can help make #WBW2011 a trending topic...
#herchat -10:54 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

christyanjayden #herchat ok, back to work! nice chat! got babies to help!
#marchofdimes -10:54 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma @EmpowHER Thank you so much! Looking forward to more
great talks! #BlogHer11 #herchat -10:53 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

christyanjayden RT @EmpowHER: #WBW2011 - http://ow.ly/5UnIj -
World Breastfeeding Week 2011 #herchat -10:52 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER @Greek_Momma Thanks for joining us! Hope you can join us
again soon. #herchat -10:52 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER #WBW2011 - http://ow.ly/5UnIj - World Breastfeeding Week
2011 #herchat -10:51 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma Boo. Gotta Run. Taking my 84yo Grandma out to lunch!!!
Thanks for the chat :) #herChat -10:51 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

christyanjayden #herchat after losing twins, i thought it most important to
do the absolute healthiest thing for my new twins...no question BF is right. -
10:50 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER RT @Greek_Momma: Whatever the medium discussions about
#bfing & #NIP are so beneficial. Hence the #WBW2011 slogan!! #herchat -
10:50 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER @WifeOfADairyman 3 days a week is better than nothing. Keep
it up! #herchat -10:50 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma RT @SwaddleDesigns: Looking forward to seeing BF as
normal again. Cover only for your comfort or modesty, not because you
must #Herchat Do what's comfortable 4U -10:49 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma Whatever the medium (Social Media, LLL mtg, friends)
discussions about #bfing & #NIP are so beneficial. Hence the #WBW2011
slogan!! #herChat -10:49 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

WifeOfADairyman Q4 Bootcamp class 3 days a week helps to maintain, I
should do more. #herchat -10:49 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

SwaddleDesigns RT @EmpowHER: @happyhomeblog We have great
articles about living with lupus. www.empowher.com Please check it out.
We're always here to help. #herchat -10:48 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma @KyanaDavis Yaya!! I'm so glad to hear. I felt the same way.
Trust my instincts & listen to my baby. #Bfing #herchat -10:47 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

SwaddleDesigns RT @Greek_Momma: RT @MedSavingsDoc: Q1: Most
people don't see it everyday. We are uncomfortable with the unfamiliar.
Better accepted if often seen. #herChat -10:47 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

that_danielle RT @SwaddleDesigns: Looking forward to seeing BF as
normal again. Cover only for your comfort or modesty, not because you
must #Herchat Do what's comfortable 4U -10:47 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER RT @SwaddleDesigns: Looking forward to seeing BF as normal
again. Cover only for your comfort or modesty, not because you must.
#herchat -10:47 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

KyanaDavis @Greek_Momma @christyanjayden @EmpowHER #herchat its
important to spread the word. great discussion! -10:47 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER @happyhomeblog We have great articles about living with
lupus. www.empowher.com Please check it out. We're always here to help.
#herchat -10:46 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

christyanjayden @SwaddleDesigns thank you! #herchat -10:45 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma @christyanjayden Word. @KyanaDavis @EmpowHER
#herChat -10:45 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

infoblanket @empowher Above all, it's consistent! I think that's the trick.
#herchat -10:45 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

SwaddleDesigns RT @christyanjayden: @KyanaDavis @EmpowHER any
woman should be able to simply feed her hungry baby...whether she
chooses formula or not. #herchat -10:45 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

KyanaDavis @christyanjayden @EmpowHER #herchat exactly!! Its about
choice! -10:45 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

happyhomeblog Q4 i wrestle with exercise. this #lupus girl can't yet
rationalize short term pain for long term benefit... #herchat -10:45 AM Aug 3rd,
2011

SwaddleDesigns Looking forward to seeing BF as normal again. Cover only
for your comfort or modesty, not because you must #Herchat Do what's
comfortable 4U -10:45 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

christyanjayden @KyanaDavis @EmpowHER any woman should be able to
simply feed her hungry baby...whether she chooses formula or not.
#herchat -10:44 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

christyanjayden @KyanaDavis @EmpowHER it's funny how the most
natural thing is looked at as unnatural because "man" can't make money off
of it. #herchat -10:44 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER Related Article: http://ow.ly/5Unbv - Top 5 Reasons Exercise
is Important for Aging. #herchat -10:43 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma @almazmom lol, I figured it out :) #imahashtagninja
#herChat -10:43 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma @almazmom I'm sorry you feel guilty. As a Mom who #NIP, I
try to keep an open mind. I assume that every bottle has expressed BM!!
#herChat -10:43 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

KyanaDavis @Greek_Momma #herchat absolutely. I felt free and more
confident. My happy baby confirmed that I was doing the right thing -10:43 AM
Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER Q4: We’ve heard for a while now that exercise may be beneficial
for aging. How is your workout routine? #herchat -10:42 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

almazmom @Greek_Momma By BFIP I meant Bottle Feed in Public. Should
have put FFIP :) #herChat -10:41 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER Love this! RT @KyanaDavis: I saw other women feeding their
babies & when a baby is crying & hungry well you do what you have to do
#herchat -10:41 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

SwaddleDesigns @christyanjayden Congratulations! #Herchat -10:41 AM Aug
3rd, 2011

almazmom @Greek_Momma Agreed! I have NIP 3 kids all over the place.
Now FF my adopted baby & feel GUILT whenever I BFIP! #herChat -10:41 AM Aug
3rd, 2011

KyanaDavis @EmpowHER #herchat I saw other women feeding their babies
and when a baby is crying and hungry...well you do what you have to do -
10:40 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma @KyanaDavis Did you have good support? Were you able to
work through it? #herChat -10:40 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER RT @Greek_Momma: @KyanaDavis Exactly! I find it incredibly
sad that society has put the "booby trap" on women to hide #bfing.
#herchat -10:39 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma @KyanaDavis Exactly! I find it incredibly sad that society
has put the "booby trap" on women to hide #bfing. #herChat -10:39 AM Aug 3rd,
2011

EmpowHER @KyanaDavis How did you overcome it? #herchat -10:39 AM Aug
3rd, 2011

christyanjayden RT @happyhomeblog: Q1: saying public breastfeeding is
unacceptable is just another way for conservative men to tell women to stay
home & hidden. #herchat -10:38 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

KyanaDavis @Greek_Momma @EmpowHER #herChat support is so
important! I live in Sweden and I was embarrassed to feed my baby in public
covered! -10:38 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma RT @EmpowHER: You can find many articles about
breastfeeding at www.empowher.com. Just search "breastfeeding" #herChat
-10:37 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER RT @happyhomeblog: Q3 as a woman with #lupus i try to just
keep a consistent, plant-based diet. hope thats enough to limit danger.
#herchat -10:37 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER You can find many articles about breastfeeding at
www.empowher.com. Just search "breastfeeding" #herchat -10:36 AM Aug 3rd,
2011

christyanjayden @Greek_Momma Thank you! I love it! #herchat -10:36 AM Aug
3rd, 2011
sistersncloth RT @Greek_Momma: I strongly believe that #NIP is one of the
key steps to normalizing #Bfing & getting our nation back on track w/
nutrition. #herChat -10:36 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma RT @EmpowHER: Related Article: http://ow.ly/5UmwX -
Raise a glass of wine for your heart, but not your breasts. #herChat -10:36 AM
Aug 3rd, 2011

Syrana RT @Greek_Momma: I strongly believe that #NIP is one of the key
steps to normalizing #Bfing & getting our nation back on track w/ nutrition.
#herChat -10:35 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

happyhomeblog Q3 as a woman with #lupus i try to just keep a consistent,
plant-based diet. hope that's enough to limit danger. #herchat -10:35 AM Aug
3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma @KyanaDavis They don't tell downsides exactly - they don't
SUPPORT #bfing. That is the big issue. @EmpowHER #herChat -10:35 AM Aug
3rd, 2011

EmpowHER @MedSavingsDoc Glad you could join! Hope you can join again
next time. #herchat -10:35 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER RT @WifeOfADairyman: Q3 I try to stick with eating what I call
real food meat, veggies, dairy, whole grains. #herchat -10:34 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

MedSavingsDoc Sorry I am unable to stay for entire #HERchat. Work calls.
Thanks for having me. -10:34 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Latin_Activity RT @EmpowHER: RT @happyhomeblog: Q2 what critics fail
to realize is that breasts are a food source, not to be sexualized at all times.
#herchat -10:34 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma @christyanjayden Congrats!!!! Breastfeeding twins is such a
huge accomplishment!! #herChat -10:34 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

KyanaDavis @EmpowHER #Herchat What are hospitals telling women are
the downsides to #breastfeeding? -10:34 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER RT @christyanjayden: didnt know it was world breastfeeding
week. where is my medal? :-) #herchat breastfeeding twins 10 mt. old now
#herchat -10:34 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

WifeOfADairyman Q3 studies change constantly-I try to stick with eating
what I call 'real food' meat, veggies, dairy, whole grains. #herchat -10:34 AM Aug
3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma @EmpowHER Q3: No, not really. I try to eat a balanced
"diet" & avoid fads. I like to read the study for myself to check biases :)
#herChat -10:34 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

cacaskie RT @EmpowHER: RT @happyhomeblog: Q2 what critics fail to
realize is that breasts are a food source, not to be sexualized at all times.
#herchat -10:34 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER Related Article: http://ow.ly/5UmwX - Raise a glass of wine for
your heart, but not your breasts. #herchat -10:33 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

christyanjayden didn't know it was world breastfeeding week...where is my
medal? :-) #herchat (breastfeeding twins - 10 months old now) -10:33 AM Aug
3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma RT @EmpowHER: Q3: Studies always change about what
foods cause disease or prevent disease. Do these studies affect what you
eat? ie. acai berries #herchat -10:32 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma I strongly believe that #NIP is one of the key steps to
normalizing #Bfing & getting our nation back on track w/ nutrition.
#herChat -10:32 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER I try not to freak out over new studies. Keeping a balanced diet
is more important to me than getting too much of a good thing. #herchat -
10:32 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

cacaskie RT @EmpowHER: Related Article: http://ow.ly/5Ulrx - World
Breastfeeding Week #herchat -10:32 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

Greek_Momma I am #bfing nursling #3. It took me a while with #1 to get
comfortable #NIP. I stopped worrying about others & focused on my child.
#herChat -10:31 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

EmpowHER Q3: Studies always change about what foods cause disease or
prevent disease. Do these studies affect what you eat? ie. acai berries
#herchat -10:31 AM Aug 3rd, 2011

I apologize for the cut off. Here are the first two questions:

Q1: This week over 170 countries are celebrating breastfeeding. What do you think about the controversy over publicly breastfeeding?

Q2: What about the studies that have proven how beneficial it is for the baby. What are your thoughts?