World Breastfeeding Week is wrapping up tomorrow and I had to take a moment to reflect on the beauty that this week represents. While I’m not actively breastfeeding this particular week, it’s only a matter of days before I am in the throes of the early days of breastfeeding! Not only that, I spend most …
World Breastfeeding Week: Breastfeeding Beyond 1 Year
It’s been a few years since I learned about World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) and it’s importance. My mom is a lactation consultant and NICU nurse, and she has put on a WBW community baby shower at her hospital for several years now. I began to learn and understand the true importance of it the year …
My First Breastfeeding Journey
Many may not know this, but the first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week! As the daughter of a lactation consultant and a new mom, breastfeeding and breastfeeding education has become a passion of mine. When I found out I was pregnant, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I mean, I didn’t feed my …