#Chocolate Milk

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, Breastfeeding my daughter was the best bonding experience imaginable. I felt so connected to her as I looked into her eyes while nourishing her. Then suddenly at three weeks old, she became...

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, Yes, your breast do talk. I know that sounds strange, and when my breasts spoke their first words to me I thought, Yo, you really are a weirdo. But, the conversation has been a part of my six...

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....

Dear Diary, Most of the time when you see me, you see my children close behind. They even went to the White House with me! It was an amazing experience. I was briefed by President Obama himself and my...

Dear Diary, As a mom of four children born back-to-back in 2000, 2008 and 2010—including a set of twins, breastfeeding took up many months of motherhood. I never thought that I could love and hate...

Dear Diary, Before I became a mom almost seven years ago, I always knew that I wanted to breastfeed my children. For me, it was a no brainer. I was going to nurse them for at least twelve months each. I...