When Food Makes Your Child Sick- Allergies and Parenting
By Heather Mackles, RN, BSN When the food you’re feeding your child is making them sick, what do you do? One mother, a member of The Leaky Boob Community group admin…
#MyStoryMatters; Breast Cancer
by Ashley Thompson Nursing wasn’t easy for me but I knew it was what I wanted for me and my daughter. I’m 32 years old and my daughter was born…
Adoption and Breastfeeding – A #MyStoryMatters
by Meaghan McKracken It could be said that my adoption story centered around breastmilk. A reality most wouldn’t expect in an adoption story but adoption stories, like all stories, are unique…
A Poem on Postpartum Depression; A #MyStoryMatters
by Melissa Hoos I’m mama to one amazing 10 month old boy. Having been diagnosed with clinical depression and generalized anxiety disorder at age 15, I knew I was at a…
Pumping And Grief In Adoption – A #MyStoryMatters
by April To have swollen breasts filled with milk, and no baby to feed is painful, more so in the soul. The loss is magnified when the milk starts to…
#MyStoryMatters: Adoption ≠ A Better Life, Just A Different One
by Alyssa Ruben Nobody prepares you for the grief you feel when you sign those relinquishment papers and forever become what society deems a “birthmom”. Nobody prepares you for the…
