Recently, in the UK, a woman was humiliated in a public display of discrimination at London’s swanky Claridges Hotel for her choice to breastfeed at her table without attempting to hide what she was doing.  Louise Burns was enjoying a Christmas tea with her mother and sister, while discreetly nursing her 12-week-old baby, when a waiter rushed to her table, apologetically handing her a large white dinner napkin and explaining it to be the hotel’s […]

Not all nursing covers look like a Claridges napkin.

Check out this awesome TED talk featuring world famous midwife, Ina May Gaskin.

In most cases, breast milk or formula provides just about everything a baby needs for the first four to six months. HOWEVER, the exception is vitamin D, which is recommended as a supplement for breastfed babies and babies who drink less than 32 ounces of formula per day. After age 4 to 6 months, as your baby’s diet gradually changes from an all-liquid diet to one that contains more and more solid food, your doctor […]

Being pregnant and having a baby is an exciting, life changing experience and also a body changing experience. All new mothers would agree that there are countless things to worry about and otherwise concern your thoughts with. But in the weeks and months following giving birth, there is one fact that stands out among the rest. No matter what you do, no matter how hard you try to learn how to do all the new […]