Mourning the End of the Breastfeeding Relationship
By Sam Milam I metaphorically stand up here today, shaking in my boots, to share my journey of breastfeeding my son until he was…
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The Nurture & Care Project: The Importance of Accepting Breastfeeding in Public Spaces
Argentinian photographer Valeria Alves da Florencia documents human connection. Her most recent focus is the The Nurture & Care Project, which aims to create a…
Painful Nipples From Breastfeeding? Try SILVERETTE Nursing Cups
After becoming a mother and starting to breastfeed her daughter, Stephanie Harper also started experiencing nipple pain. Breastfeeding was such an important part of…
What’s So Hard About Covering Up to Breastfeed in Public?
By Annie Reneau Any time a breastfeeding story comes up in the news, especially one in which a breastfeeding mom is asked to leave an area…
Breastfeeding Luck vs. Having the Right Support
By Haylee Hackenberg I love breastfeeding my babies. I love everything about it. I love the convenience, the forced slow down time, I even love…
Sharing breast milk: Making the most of liquid gold
By Amy Sherpa Breast milk sharing is rapidly gaining popularity in NZ, and for good reason. Everyday Kiwi women who are complete strangers are…
Breastfeeding after C-Section Reduces Chronic Pain, Research Says
By Hannah Schenker A new study proves once again just how amazing breastfeeding is for mothers, as well as their babies. Chronic Post-Cesarean Pain…
Why Would You Breastfeed a Child Who’s Old Enough to Ask for It?
By Annie Reneau Twelve years ago, when our first kid was a toddler, we had a childless couple over for dinner. We were chatting…
Breastfeeding and a Woman Named Hazel
By Annie Reneau My children owe a huge debt of gratitude to a woman they’ve never met. In fact, I’ve never met her myself. I don’t even…
Tender Photos Capture Mother’s Last Breastfeed Before Cancer Treatment
By Hannah Schenker These tender and emotional photographs capture Ashley Kostiuk’s last breastfeed before starting aggressive chemotherapy for breast cancer. Kostiuk discovered a lump in…
Co-Feeding: Same-Sex Couple Both Breastfeed Baby
By Hannah Schenker A same-sex couple shared photographs of themselves both breastfeeding their four-week-old daughter to raise awareness of LGBTQI+ families. Claire Eden-McIlroy and…
Is There Anything it Can’t Do? Breast Milk Compound Kills Cancer Cells
By Hannah Schenker We mothers know about the wonders of breastmilk. We even joke about its wondrous and varied healing effects – “just pour…
“Mother of two. Fire survivor. Warrior. Breastfeeder.”
By Hannah Schenker Photographer Ivette Ivens, whose work you may have already seen on our website with her project Breastfeeding Goddesses, has once again captured the…
Nobody Ever Fails At Breastfeeding And This Is Why
By Vanessa Christie Do we really need to keep talking about breastfeeding? It is understandably a subject fraught with emotion and there are plenty…
The Case for Breastfeeding Toddlers
By Emily Wade Nature Knows Best. Mothers in traditional societies breastfeed their children well into their toddler years, and there is good reason for…
Dear Breastfeeding Mum, The Only Opinion That Matters Is Your Own
By Samantha Johnson An article is doing the rounds online at the moment, which discusses a case study that claims to determine that there…
Katie Hinde: What we don’t know about mother’s milk
By Hannah Schenker Why does science know more about coffee and tomatoes than a mother’s breastmilk? Lactation researcher Katie Hinde explores this question in…
Increasing Your Milk Supply
Not having enough milk can be an overwhelming concern for new mums. Fortunately, there are many simple steps you can take to make sure…
The Shame of the Nursing Mother
By Hannah Schenker There is a lot of talk in articles and online forums such as Facebook comment threads about the shaming that breastfeeding…
Breastfeeding Tattoos: Would You?
By Hannah Schenker So you are all for breastfeeding. You wholeheartedly support women to breastfeed and think the rest of the world should too….