I lost my little girl September 2011 to Anencephaly shortly after she was born. I had a c-section so I could hold her alive. In May 2012 I found out I was pregnant again. I was terrified. After finding out he was going to be perfectly healthy I calmed down. I started researching VBACs and I was dead set on having a natural birth (well as natural and peaceful as I could in a hospital) at 38 & a half weeks I went into labor.
by Kimberly
My daughter and I had a very rough start to breastfeeding. I knew very little about it, besides I wanted to bf. When she was born, she didn’t latch on like everyone said she would/should. I had nurses grabbing my breast and shoving it into my daughters mouth (upsetting us both). Then I was told she had trouble latching because I had flat nipples. I had never heard of flat nipples but I was suddenly very ashamed of my body. I felt disgusting and like a failure. [Read more…]
by Tom M.
A mother has the right to nurse no matter when or where,
and should she do it openly the public shouldn’t care.
Her baby is a person with a common right to feed,
and no mother should be forced to flee to satisfy that need. [Read more…]
by Tom M
I’ve often read the concerns of women who are worried about their children seeing a mother breastfeeding. I’ve heard they might get the wrong idea about breasts, or they could be traumatized if they should happen to see a mother breastfeeding. Or it is disrespectful to other people’s children for a mother to breastfeed in their presence. Until I started reading these concerns I must admit I took my experiences as the son of a breastfeeding mother somewhat for granted. It was a way of life for me that wasn’t out of the ordinary so I never gave it much thought. It didn’t know it was strange to grow up like I did until I started seeing how people look at breastfeeding moms today. I still have trouble understanding how it can be viewed as gross or disgusting. Now I find myself appreciative that my mother took the time to educate and expose us to breastfeeding as kids. [Read more…]
bybreastfeee Brooks W
When my wife and I had our first child just over ten years ago we tried to breastfeed without too much luck. I never really saw anyone breastfeed before. Fast forward another 5 years we had our second child. Breastfeeding was going great.
Remember ten years ago I never really saw this. My wife was trying to breastfeed out in public. I was one of those guys that always said don’t do that. We will get in trouble or those dudes are staring at your breasts. I never knew laws allowed you to breastfeed in public back then. [Read more…]
Today I received an e-mail from a mother who is clearly doing her job to raise kids with a healthy understanding of the human body.
Alexis writes…
My son Eli is 6 years old and he is a fierce protector of his baby sister (Sydney, 11 months) and of me. We were in the park the other day and an elderly dude came up and asked him (Eli) if it was, “strange to see Mommy breastfeeding”. [Read more…]
By Krisdee Donmoyer
Nurse-ins are sexy.
Not hubba hubba sexy, of course. They have an allure. Many breastfeeding advocates enjoy the powerful feeling of protest, the standing in solidarity to support breastfeeding mothers and babies. Social media really amplifies the feeling, too – it’s exciting to feel swept up in something bigger than yourself, that feels so fast and furious and righteous.
Read this interview at the San Diego Breastfeeding Center!
Our Interview with Abby (THE Badass Breastfeeder)
