November is National Native American Heritage Month. As we pause and celebrate the history and contributions of our country’s Native people, I’d like to focus…
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.…
Each year, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy (WABA) establishes a slogan. The slogan for World Breastfeeding Week 2020 is: Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet. Similarly, each…
Mother’s Day may look a little different this year. Little hands won’t be running home clutching homemade gifts home from school. Families won’t be heading…
I’ve heard from moms worried about laboring and giving birth alone. The current situation with COVID-19 is causing many hospitals and birthing centers to limit…
Perhaps you suspected that the coronavirus stay-in-place order would eventually be issued for everyone. Sure enough, state by state, for school or workplace, young or…
Everywhere I look, there’s nothing but bad news about the coronavirus (COVID-19). The virus is spreading quickly. Nursing home residents are dying. Schools are closed.…
I’m puzzled. I cannot figure out why the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences thought the Frida Mom commercial was “too graphic with partial…
Over the years, I’ve seen how grandmothers of breastfed babies play heavily into family feeding dynamics. In my experience, grandmothers all behave and communicate differently.…
Maybe you saw a recent episode of A Million Little Things where the lactation consultant was negative, spoke over the mother, and shamed her for…