http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/amy-taylor-kabbaz---/ Amy Taylor-Kabbaz has been a producer at ABC Radio for nearly 12 years, but it was the birth of her first child that reignited her childhood passion for writing. Now as the ABC’s resident Mummy blogger with her weekly blog “The Mummy Monologues” and regular appearances on 891 ABC Adelaide on everything from breastfeeding to tantrums, she often finds herself revealing far too much of her private life for the ABC’s or her mother-in-law’s liking. You can find her blog at: http://blogs.abc.net.au/sa/adelaide_the_mummy_monologues_/index.html en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-best-authority-on-breastfeeding-is-you/ How can a new, first-time parent feel any sort of confidence?  Seriously, after being told time and time again that exclusive breastfeeding until six months of age is the best thing for our babies’ health, we now hear that maybe those recommendations are putting children at risk of other health worries. Just maybe.  If you’ve recently had a baby, you know the pressure to breastfeed. The stress placed on new mums to get their babies on the boob, and keep them there until they are at least six months of age, can be pretty overwhelming in those first few months.  Especially if breastfeeding is not going so well for you. In fact, the pressure is so great that most new mums either persevere, or give up and are wracked with guilt. So when stories like these are released questioning the advice we are given in those early weeks of parenthood, we’re left wondering who and what are we meant to listen to? Especially when the official government response is they will review the national breastfeeding guidelines later this year. Great! What if your baby is past that stage by then? What if you have a seemingly hungry four-month-old baby now, and want to know what to do? feedback@thepunch.com.au (Amy Taylor-Kabbaz ) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-best-authority-on-breastfeeding-is-you/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-best-authority-on-breastfeeding-is-you/#item6042 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:35:33 +0000 Amy Taylor-Kabbaz | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/womens-rights-are-about-the-right-to-choose/ I don’t think Germaine Greer would like my friends. The woman who personifies the feminist movement of the 70s and makes every wife willing to iron her husband’s shirts feel like a feminist-traitor would certainly frown on my little circle of Mummy-friends. Especially on International Women’s Day. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Amy Taylor-Kabbaz ) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/womens-rights-are-about-the-right-to-choose/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/womens-rights-are-about-the-right-to-choose/#item5315 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:35:27 +0000 Amy Taylor-Kabbaz | Author bios | The Punch