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...
I Was Forced to Breastfeed #Chocolate Milk August 16, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding 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....
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...