Yes, she’s 4, and yes, she’s still breastfeeding.
This is Gabriella. She’s my youngest daughter, and she turned 4 in December. Two weeks after her 4th birthday, Gabriella underwent a 3-hour craniofacial surgery to resolve a rare birth defect. Two...
View ArticleYes, they’re 7 and 9 and yes, they’ve weaned.
This is Anna and Simon. They’re my first and second babies, and they’re 7-1/2 and 9-1/2. They’ve been weaned for a few years now, but since their mamma is an IBCLC, breastfeeding is part of their...
View ArticleWhy I didn’t celebrate World Breastfeeding Week this year
World Breastfeeding Week, which takes place during the first week in August each year, is almost over—I managed to make it 6 days without blogging, organizing an event, or otherwise going all out to...
View ArticleOn mothers, mammograms, and moving on
It was a simple enough text message from my husband, who is holding down the fort at home in New York while I’m working in a public health fellowship in Washington, DC. “Forgot to tell you, a nurse...
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