Angela’s Story – Stepping in to fill a need
I am a 44 year old wife and mother of five children and grandmother of two grandchildren. My daughters are 22, 20, 19, and 2 years old. My son is 16 years old and my grandchildren are 2 years old and 6...
View ArticleNatasha’s Story —“I thought it was the norm”
Natasha is the mother of an 18 month old boy who is still breastfed. She writes about her life at The Adventures of Natasha and Nate. You can read more about her breastfeeding journey here: Why I...
View ArticleKeva’s Story — Fourth Time’s A Charm
Keva is a mother of 4 who is currently breastfeeding her youngest who is 14 months old. Keva supports other breastfeeding mothers as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor and writes about her life at Single...
View ArticleDawn’s Story — Breastfeeding with confidence
Dawn is a mother of four daughters — a 9 year old who breastfed for 26 months, a 7 year old who breastfed for 17 months, a 5 year old who breastfed for 28 months, and an 8 month old who is currently...
View ArticleNadirah’s Story — It just seemed natural
Nadirah is the mother of a 16 month old girl, who is an avid nursling. Nadirah blogs about her views on motherhood at Nad and Zara Take on the World, and recently self-published a book of motivational...
View ArticleKarianna’s Story –“Remember, it’s called breastfeeding…not nipple feeding”
Karianna is the mother of two girls – a 10 month old who is currently breastfeeding and a three year old who recently weaned. Karianna blogs about her life, motherhood, breastfeeding, feminism, faith...
View ArticleRuthie’s Story – Preparation is key to success
Ruthie is the mother of four children, ages 12, 10, 22 months and 8 months. She breastfed each of her three oldest children for more than a year and is currently breastfeeding her youngest. What...
View ArticleChristina’s Story: An interest in birth led to an interest in breastfeeding
Christina nursing her younger son at 16 months old Christina is the mother of two sons ages 5 years 5 months and 2 years 10 months. She breastfed both of them for approximately two years each. You can...
View ArticleArticle: BEST for babies
via chapelhillnews.com | BEST for babies. “It’s really hard as an African-American mom, particularly in the South in this country, to get the support for breastfeeding,” she said. “I didn’t know anyone...
View ArticleTanashia’s Story: Breastfeeding despite lack of family support
Tanashia is the mother of three breastfed daughters ages 9, 4, and 3 months. Her older daughters self-weaned at ages 13 months and 16 months. Tanashia blogs about pregnancy, birth, parenting and family...
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