What is the first thing many of us do when we wake up in the
morning? We may not proudly admit it, but we check our mobile phones
first to check the time, and then we scroll through our Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram newsfeeds to see what our friends are up to and
get the breaking news of the day. We do all this, while we are still in
bed.
As a 31-year old woman and mother, I realise just
how lucky we are to be part of information or digital age or new media
age, where we have access to information at our finger tips 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.
You no longer need to be affluent to get online.
People from all walks of life and from almost all corners of the world
have access to the Internet. This era makes the adage – information is
power – realisable.
If well used, information from the net can impact
positively on our lives through broadening our understanding on a wide
spectrum of issues – health, economics, political and environment and
the list is endless.
Yet, evidence shows that young women, especially
mothers, are not taking advantage of the knowledge available especially
on important issues like breastfeeding. It is not uncommon to hear young
mothers say: “I cannot breastfeed, I don’t have enough milk”. Others
would say: “I do not want to gain weight, I want to maintain my shape.”
Really? At the cost of your baby’s health?See More
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