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Why I am not passionate about breastfeeding

Why I am not passionate about breastfeeding

theleakyboob6 min read

by Jessica Martin-Weber “How did you become so passionate about breastfeeding?” This question comes up often.  For a while I would hem and haw an answer, stringing together some words…

Why I breastfed my baby on TV

Why I breastfed my baby on TV

theleakyboob4 min read

Jennifer Borget, news anchor and blogger shares why she breastfed her son on TV in a news report and how she has become a breastfeeding advocate for World Breastfeeding Week.

Breastfeeding and Following Jesus- uninviting “modesty” to the breastfeeding discussion

theleakyboob9 min read

Often modesty is thrown around as an argument for how women should or shouldn’t feed their babies in public. As a follower of Jesus, I care a lot about what God might think. The Bible has a lot to say about modesty, things like not braiding hair, keeping a woman’s head covered, wearing gold… you know, all that stuff most Christians are following religiously. Or not. But does it have much to say about breastfeeding modestly or women being “discreet?” Is there a history in the church of breastfeeding being taboo?