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The 6th annual Black Breastfeeding Week happens August 25 to 31.
I ventured into over 50 Boston-based families' homes and lives to document their typical breastfeeding routines.
It makes such a difference knowing that fellow parents are going through the same challenges.
Motherly mamas share their reality.
There are some postpartum questions that are just too personal.
As we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, let's look back at the moms who made the news for doing something totally normal.
Thank you for providing for my daughter at a time when I couldn't.
Because it's #worldbreastfeedingweek ya'll.
I didn't realize that a perfect latch wasn't a given, that it was something the two of us would learn together.
Pacey who?
It finally sank in: I was doing the best I could, and that was enough.
"Emotionally, I know kind of what to expect," shares Alba. "But every time, with all the hormones, it's so overwhelming. It doesn't get any easier."
"I had no idea how many women needed to see that post," Fedotowsky shares.
It's okay to cry over spilled milk, mama.
Martin hopes that her moment in the spotlight can help other mamas feel comfortablenursing when and where they feel like it.
Sometimes 10 minutes is all mama's got time for.
The AAP and ACOG are the latest to weigh in.
Supporting breastfeeding moms doesn't mean NOT supporting formula feeders.
HHS national spokesperson Caitlin Oakley tells Motherly, "Recent reporting attempts to portray the U.S. position at the recent World Health Assembly as 'anti-breastfeeding' are patently false."
Like her sister Kim, Khloe has embraced formula feeding because that's what works for her.
