August 25-31 has been celebrated as Black Breastfeeding Week for the past 8 years. Black Breastfeeding Week celebrates and promotes breastfeeding in the Black community.…
Nursing mothers are often told that eating chocolate while breastfeeding makes babies irritable and fussy because it contains caffeine. Is that true? Before jumping to…
Whether you are breastfeeding or not, gaining child custody is always a painful ordeal. However, if you are breastfeeding, you should be prepared for another…
As you know, we just marked World Breastfeeding Week 2018 a few weeks ago. So, you might be wondering why there’s a need for Black…
A mother has posted a photo of herself breastfeeding her 4-year old. Fox news reports that she is “being shamed on social media for nursing her kids…
In my recent podcast, I spoke with Colleen Weeks about adverse childhood events (ACEs) and their impact on immediate and long-term health. Colleen has been…
Only a few weeks ago, a mother disclosed to me, “Yeah, my husband told me to sleep on the couch. He didn’t want to be…
Whether I’m talking with a friend or a colleague about how we counsel new mothers about breastfeeding, it often happens. They stop me, midway, to ask: “Yes, breast is best.…
Seldom do good causes make me cringe. This one had me not only cringing, but even drawing back and shrinking down in my pew. When…