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Woman Runs London Marathon on Her Period and Leaves Tampons at Home

Harvard Grad, Kiran Gandhi, has been training for the 26.2 mile London Marathon for a year. She ran the marathon to raise money for breast cancer research, she never intended to do anything more than that. The night before the race she started her period. Considering her options, she decided she didn’t want to worry about feminine products during the race so she would freely flow and leave the tampons at home.

For Kiran it became an opportunity to make … Keep Reading!!!

HELLP Syndrome: Sarah

Images and text by Sarah Brown.

1000614_1467038693521662_1820806374_nMy name is Sarah Brown and I am from Hurricane, WV. I am 28 years old, have been married for almost 9 years and have a 6 year old and a 16 month old. In 2012 I was getting ready to compete for the Mrs. WV International pageant when I discovered I was pregnant. I decided to compete anyway and as luck would have it I won the state pageant and went on to … Keep Reading!!!

Breastfeeding Past Infancy: Surprises

CLWAM

April is Child-Led Weaning Awareness Month!  If you would like to contribute, please e-mail your story and photo(s) to info@iamnotthebabysitter.com.

(Our goal is to help normalize breastfeeding past infancy and help parents who may feel alienated. So, even if you helped the weaning process along, but breastfed past infancy- please still send in your story!)

Surprises

Image and text by Cecilia Rands
You were a surprise. Vomit on a cold February morning that could not be explained away was, … Keep Reading!!!