Author #Chocolate Milk

Dear Diary, When my mother told me that I was starving my week-old daughter by breastfeeding, I threw the book at her. No, really. I threw a book at her, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding which I consider...

Dear Diary, Breastfeeding really grossed me out. I couldn’t watch it, be around it or even get my mind around the concept. I mean why do that when there are perfectly good formulas at the grocery store....

Dear Diary, In terms of conception, labor and delivery, and breastfeeding, the latter was the only one where my easy button actually worked. One of my children had to be coaxed into the oven; we...

Dear Diary, I was nervous about breastfeeding before I had my daughter Peyton.  I heard so many stories about women not being successful at nursing; I was scared I wouldn’t be able to.  Boy was I wrong....

Dear Diary, Sometimes it’s the people who are the closest to you that discourage you the most. My decision to breastfeed my daughter almost four years ago was met with cynicism. I remember sharing the...

Dear Diary, Breastfeeding is best for babies. There’s an entire campaign selling mothers on it. And now that I’m a mother, I know that we’ll do anything if we believe that it is good for our babies....