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Can’t we all just get along? : Racism and Black #Breastfeeding Week
Breastfeeding is a touchy subject. Despite efforts by lactivists to normalize it in the public eye, mothers everywhere must contend with numerous and varied barriers to nursing, and nowhere is this...
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Less for More: Rising costs for failing care and the 2013 Rally to Improve...
The United States is the most expensive place in the world to give birth. If you’ve read my birth story, you know that I had a very textbook, no-frills birth experience. I had no interventions and zero...
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Confessions of a Formula-Feeding Lactivist
Yes, you read the title right. Most people in my life know how much I’ve struggled with breastfeeding since having Charlie. I haven’t kept it much of a secret, and fortunately I’ve been surrounded by...
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The 4th Trimester Bodies Project needs your help!
Remember the post I shared a couple of weeks ago about Ashlee Wells Jackson and the 4th Trimester Bodies Project? Well, she’s encountering some serious flack from Facebook and Instagram for posting her...
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Giveaway: Two free passes to MommyCon Kansas City!
Good news for parents in the Kansas City metro area: MommyCon is coming to our neighborhood this year! What is this “MommyCon” you speak of? MommyCon is a boutique-style convention geared toward the...
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Lactation Frustration: Help a mama out, insurance companies!
Fair warning: I’ve got my rantin’ pants on. Many of you have probably read my post about my breastfeeding journey thus far, where I go into a fair amount of detail about how my breast reduction in 2005...
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#MommyConKC Recap: Jessica Martin-Weber of The Leaky Boob
If you’ve read my post about my breastfeeding journey, you’ve already heard me sing the praises of The Leaky Boob, an online support forum for breastfeeding moms. Throughout my struggles with...
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Milk Sharing: The benefits, the risks, and how to do it safely
Last week, as I was picking up my donor milk from my friend Jenny, she wondered aloud what people must think we’re doing. We frequently meet at the back of parking lots, babies in tow, where she hands...
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An open letter to Sandy Malone
Hey, Sandy. A few days ago, you published an article to HuffPo Weddings. It had a lot less to do with weddings than it had to do with your personal feelings on public, uncovered breastfeeding. In said...
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Stuff I love: Public breastfeeding gets the Papal thumbs-up
I’m not Catholic. Not even remotely. Actually, now that I think about it, I don’t think I’ve ever even set foot in a Catholic church before. (Not that I’d be opposed to doing so. It just so happens...
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The Exclusive Pumping Mama’s Survival Guide
I once had a fellow breastfeeding mother insinuate that I am an exclusive pumper because I didn’t want to put in the time and effort required to make feeding at the breast work for my son and I. The...
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The Modern Mothering Village
“It takes a village to raise a child.” -African Proverb It’s a commonly repeated phrase. Some may even call it cliche, and at times I found it a bit archaic. As a first time mother, though, I found...
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The Day the Breastmilk Died
I always knew this day would come. Everything ends. I just thought I’d be happier about it. When I started exclusively pumping at about the one-week mark after Charlie’s birth, I knew I was signing up...
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Movie Review: Breastmilk the Movie
Breastfeeding is hard. Anyone who tries to say otherwise is a dirty rotten liar, and you should probably punch them in the nose*. Most readers who have been around for awhile know all about my personal...
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