Spilt Milk in the ER
October 7th, 2020 | by Melody Glenn
As doctors, we are trained to believe that we are, or should be, invincible—in contrast to our patients’ bodies, bodies with needs and demands that must be fixed.
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When Nursing Wasn’t Enough: This is My Past
September 30th, 2020 | by Alexandria Bolden
My milk was starting to come in, and I went to the salon.
When the Monsters Live in Mom’s Closet
August 31st, 2020 | by Lauren Tanabe
After months of attempting every contortion that existed in the space between her mouth and my breast, it became clear that if I wanted her to have my milk (and this, I knew I needed), it would have to be pumped, squeezed, and wrung out of me
Extended Breastfeeding: A Lesser Known Punishment
September 10th, 2019 | by Aja Haynes
Many of us know the story: God makes a forest. God puts man and woman in the forest. God tells
AREN AIZURA on CHESTFEEDING
January 30th, 2019 | by Aren Aizura
Chestfeeding. Autocorrect doesn’t know this word and changes it to chested. Chestfeeding was what my daughter Kit and I did
Wild and Precious: Breastfeeding As Formal Meditation Practice
July 19th, 2018 | by Meghan LeBorious
Resting against the wall, breastfeeding my tiny son in the quietest stretch of night, I watch from the fourth floor
HOLDING THE LINE: Nurse-Ins to Occupy ICE
July 14th, 2018 | by Kimberly Kimble
For the past two Saturdays a group of mamas have gathered outside of the ICE detention center in Portland, OR to
Mama don’t have time for low fat: Poems
April 27th, 2018 | by Elana R.L. Story
For the body of a mother In the end, I wished for stretch marks to line my body like
Milk
March 29th, 2018 | by Christina Yovovich
When I was pregnant, my psychiatrist asked me if I planned to nurse. I said I didn’t know. I was
Ode to My ACA-Covered Breast Pump (Thanks, Obama)
March 9th, 2017 | by Megan Stolz
I’ve hung a “do not disturb” sign on the door with a cartoon cow. At least I haven’t lost my
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