As the debate rages on between advocates for breastfeeding and those who prefer formula, statistics have revealed a stark and unfair reality: not all mothers in the United States have equal access to the care, knowledge, and support that...
My first experience with breastfeeding and pumping wasn't that great. After many long weeks of bed rest, I was overjoyed to deliver a healthy 6 pound baby boy. While I hadn't decided if I was going to breastfeed or...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Children's Hospital.
Tips to Increase Milk Supply for Pumping Moms While Your Baby is in the Hospital
August is National Breastfeeding month, and Children’s Hospital New Orleans’ Certified Lactation Consultant, Corrie Moran is giving...
The other day I was grabbing a quick iced coffee at a local coffee shop when I happened to - unintentionally, I might add - overhear a judgmental conversation. There was one table against the wall that admittedly was...
Disclosure :: World Breastfeeding Week is recognized August 1 - 7, 2015. This year, World Breastfeeding Weekcalls for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work. Whether a woman is working in the formal, non-formal or home setting, it...
Disclosure :: World Breastfeeding Week is recognized August 1-7, 2015. This year, World Breastfeeding Weekcalls for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work. Whether a woman is working in the formal, non-formal or home setting, it is necessary...
Dear Me:
I know you're sad right now. I can feel the tears dripping down your face and know the weight on your heart. You're out of sorts - no more wondering when it's going to happen. It has happened....
When I was asked to write about my experience with breastfeeding for National Breastfeeding Month, I only assumed that the reason I was being asked was because it was presumed that I had a wonderful experience. I seem to...
Disclosure :: World Breastfeeding Week is recognized August 1-7, 2015. This year, World Breastfeeding Weekcalls for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work. Whether a woman is working in the formal, non-formal or home setting, it is necessary...
As of this writing, I have spent exactly 26 months breastfeeding. With my first, I became a fierce but quiet “lactivist.” I couldn’t understand how people wouldn’t even try. I made it to a year exclusively breastfeeding my son...
A Lesson Learned
When Jane was six months old, I dropped her off at my parents' house like I did four mornings a week. I didn't know that would be the last morning I'd administer her bottle to her. I...
Disclosure :: World Breastfeeding Week is recognized August 1 – 7, 2015. This year, World Breastfeeding Weekcalls for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work. Whether a woman is working in the formal, non-formal or home setting, it...
Breastfeeding is supposed to be natural. You know that women have done it since the beginning of mankind. It is done in third world countries. And around the world women are feeding at this exact second. But there is so...