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Photographer Ivette Ivans’ Breastfeeding Photo Project
Lithuanian born photographer Ivette Ivens has done a beautiful series on breastfeeding. The 25-year-old mother of 2, who now lives in Chicago, breastfed her son until he was 3 and has made it her mission to help normalize nursing in the American culture.
… Keep Reading!!!I nursed them both anywhere I wanted. From church to parties, from farmers market to high-end designer stores. I believe that mothers should nurse their little ones whenever they want to. Children know when it’s time to
Students Create a ‘Call Me Maybe’ Breastfeeding Parody to Help Normalize Breastfeeding
“My breasts aren’t in your way.”
Lactaboobiephobia
Always remember:
It’s them, not you.
Shortfilm written by Viktor Kumlin & Camilla Falk, based on a true event.
Lactaboobiephobia is the word explaining the fear of breastfeeding.
Utah Mom given a Letter by Principal Asking Her to Cover up While Breastfeeding
On Wednesday, Andrea Scannell was given the letter from a school’s principal asking her to cover up while breastfeeding.
Scannell and her family were attending a school lunch program at Mount Logan Middle School located in Logan, Utah, when the incident occurred.
“One of the workers approached me with a sealed envelope and said, ‘I highly encourage you to read this’ and I said, ‘Is this because of the breast feeding?’and she said, ‘Just read it, it’s very tastefully written’ … Keep Reading!!!
Mother Publicly Shamed on Facebook for Breastfeeding in Public
Emily Slough was shocked to learn that a photo of her feeding her eight-month-old daughter was posted on the (now deactivated) Spotted Rugeley Facebook page Friday, with the following caption:
“I know the sun is out n all that but there’s no need to let your kid feast on your nipple in town!!! Tramp.”
The Staffordshire mother decided to organize a nurse-in as a response to the image being posted.
The nurse-in will be held in Rugeley on March 15, … Keep Reading!!!
Victoria Secret Employee Tells Mother to Go Outside and Breastfeed in an Alley
Ashley Clawson had just finished purchasing $150 of merchandise at Victoria’s Secret in Austin, TX, when her 4-month-old son needed to be fed. She asked the employee behind the counter if she could use the fitting room to breastfeed.
“She said you cannot nurse your son in our fitting room but you can go outside to the alley and nurse him there, no one usually goes there,” Clawson told My Fox Austin. Clawson even had the employee clarify her … Keep Reading!!!
Breastfeeding During the Great Depression
Many Oklahoma residents were displaced by the drought of 1936. Hoping for work in the cotton fields, families fled to California and camped on the roadside while they looked for employment.
In this photo, a mother of seven is breastfeeding her child on their roadside campsite in Blythe, California.
This photo and many other high resolution vintage images can be purchased at shorpy.com… Keep Reading!!!My Breastfeeding Photos
My parents had professional photos taken when I was 18 months old. I wanted to breastfeed in the middle of the session, and my mother obliged me. The photographer quietly snapped pictures while my parents were having a moment with me. They ended up loving the breastfeeding photos the most. To this day, a large framed photograph still hangs over one of their fireplaces in their home.
I love how my mother never made breastfeeding a dirty or secret act. … Keep Reading!!!
Clever Cleavage
Everyone Meet Grace!
1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children:
Clever Cleavage: Angie
Hey everyone meet Angie!
1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children:
Wow, my experience…. I have been exclusively breastfeeding my daughter since the hour (?) she was born, we are at 14 months now. I remember not long after I delivered asking them, “Can I feed her now?”. It was SO important to me to nurse her. To be quite honest, I am not even sure WHY, I wasn’t, my siblings weren’t, I can’t even … Keep Reading!!!
Clever Cleavage: Janelle
Everyone Meet Janelle!
- Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children:
I always knew I would breastfeed my children. When I had my first child, at the age of twenty, I had no expectations about how breastfeeding was “supposed” to go, nor were there ever thoughts about not being able to nurse. My daughter’s birth was challenging; her latch was poor and no one offered me any help while at the hospital, despite noting on my chart
A Breastfeeding Story- Adoptive Breastfeeding and Induced Lactation
I’d like everyone to meet Jenny! She is a rock star in the breastfeeding world!
1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children:
My daughter joined our family via adoption when she was 10 months old. I had followed the Newman-Goldfarb Protocols for Induced Lactation for the previous 12 months so that I’d be able to breastfeed her. I amazed both my husband and myself when I was able to bring in a significant milk supply … Keep Reading!!!
