Archive for the tag 'Breastfeeding'

Milk and Love 4 — Update

Haleema, Aurora and Kestrel’s milk sibling, is growing up. Just like they are. It’s kind of odd to contemplate; even though Haleema is older than Aurora, in my brain, she’s still that baby. This is sort of a double gutpunch. I just posted about freaking out about Aurora growing up, and this just makes it [...]

Milk and Love 3 — La Teta

This has got to be the most spectacular pro-breastfeeding video I’ve ever seen. Not only does it make me proud to (still!) be a nursing mama, but it also makes me miss Puerto Rico horribly. La Teta… to give the breast is to give life…

Milk and Love

Meet Halima. Gorgeous, isn’t she? She’s Aurora’s milk sister. So what’s a milk sister? That’s a baby who has shared milk from the same mama. Because Halima’s mother had a rare and really unpleasant birth complication, she is unable to nurse this time (Halima has an older brother). And because her parents are completely clear [...]

Thank You, Edwina

La Leche League founder Edwina Froehlich died last Sunday. She was 93. I am completely devastated. Edwina pretty much embodied everything I admire in an activist. And also proved that even if you come late to your passion, you can change the world. My favorite article about her, so far, is the Chicago Tribune piece. [...]