Breastfeeding in the Workplace Ayanna Jackson August 22, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Advice 1 Comment Dear Diary, Several things caused me anxiety when my daughter was born, including the fact that I’d been laid off from my previous company and I needed another job asap. But I relieved stress by reminding...
Breastfeeding Babies: Each Infant’s Unique #Chocolate Milk August 21, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Advice 1 Comment Dear Diary, I grew up in Trinidad. When I was a young girl, I didn't know any mom who weren't breastfeeding babies. It's what you did. Even my mom breastfed all her kids, including my twin sisters. So when...
History of Black Breastfeeding #Chocolate Milk August 20, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Advice Dear Diary, For some African Americans, choosing to breastfeed, especially eclusively and/or long-term, is a choice that can be wrought with discouragement, limited support, ridicule and other...
My Breastfeeding Experience Heather Hopson August 18, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Advice Dear Diary, I almost didn't breastfeed my baby. I contemplated ordering a bottle of formula from the nurses' station at the hospital. I planned to breastfeed, but my breasts had a mind of their own. My...
My Mother Didn’t Support My Breastfeeding #Chocolate Milk August 17, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Advice 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...
Easy Breastfeeding #Chocolate Milk August 15, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Advice 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...