It’s World Breastfeeding Week 2019 and somehow we’re still talking about breastfeeding in public like it is 1819. Except in 1819 and even 1918, it wouldn’t have been an issue,…
by Brittany Brown Marsh My breastfeeding journey with Maxine started nearly two years ago. TWO YEARS! I decided to breastfeed years before I was pregnant. I used to work at…
by Kileah McIlvain It’s the end of summer! We can all feel it. The anticipation of cooler days, school supplies, hot tea, and ALL OF THE FLANNEL (okok. I’m from…
by Jessica Martin-Weber and Amy West Leakies, we’ve got something really special for you. We’re talking about #BFingPlaces (Oh! The Places You Go!) for World Breastfeeding Month and we’ve taken…
Feed your baby way up high, Or way down low? In the sun Or in the snow? By the water At the bay? Feed your baby every day. Show us the path you take As your baby eats his steak* What you see Or what you do On your journey We support you.
Black Breastfeeding Week is bittersweet. It says, “Hey, there is enough of an issue that World Breastfeeding Week is no longer cutting it.” If anything it’s a black versus black week; it’s about trying to change the outlook on the breastfeeding from within the black community. We need to do whatever we need to do to raise the rate of black women breastfeeding.
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Hi, I’m Jessica, the founder of The Leaky Boob, Lactation Educator, Parenting Educator, Parenting and Relationship Coach, and mom of 9. I’m so glad you are here.