Breastfeeding Support, News and Views for Muslim Moms
This is an excellent video about the importance of breastfeeding in Islam and also provides practical advice on how to successfully breastfeed. It was shot at the Malaysian Twins of Faith Conference held in December 2011. The speaker, Sister Rita Rahayu Omar, is a well known International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and founder of Mom’s Little Ones.
Alhamdulilah, Monday evening I gave birth to a precious baby girl. Since I breastfed my other two daughters, I was confident that I would be successful at feeding her naturally. Soon after delivery, we did skin-to-skin. She found her way to the breast, latched on and started sucking. She nursed beautifully. There was no prodding, no […]
Suckled Sunnah was created to increase awareness of the moral and religious obligations of breastfeeding. Islam has promoted breastfeeding for over 1400 years, while modern medicine has only recently recognized the benefits of breastfeeding. However, there has been a general decline in breastfeeding among Muslims due to the inflence of western and industrialized culture. As […]
