TSA Forces Breastfeeding Mom To Pump In Airport Bathroom: Do You Know The Rules?
And the crusade against breastfeeding mothers continues with this deliciously disgusting ditty out of Hawaii: an airport security officer forced a mother of four to...
Beyonce Breastfeeds Blue Ivy: Can White Advocates Give Black Moms Our Breastfeeding Victory?
By KIMBERLY ALLERS Dear White Women, I know the breastfeeding world is all abuzz over reports that Beyonce breastfed her beautifully brown baby, Blue Ivy...
Breastfeeding On Sesame Street: Children Should Learn About Nursing
So a bunch of parents have their boobies in a twist over a push by breastfeeding moms to have Sesame Street put together a segment...
Dr. Ivor Is In: The Best Ways To Protect African American Babies From Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
By DR. IVOR HORN Going back to work after the birth of your first child—or any child for that matter—can be a tug of war...
Going It Alone: Survey Says Black Mothers Get Little Help, Services & Support While Giving Birth
A groundbreaking survey of African American mothers on their pregnancy and birth experiences reveals that black moms have little support before, during and after birth—a...
Erykah “Badoula” And The Business of Birthing: Can Midwifery Help Stem Black Infant Mortality Rates?
I’m not gonna lie: When those labor pains kicked my groin like they came from the hooves of a giant, honery, angry mule, I practically...
{On the Parenting Post} Happy Labor Day To the Hardest Laborers Of Them All: Moms
I'm almost certain I walked into the hospital backward, bent over and pointing at my spine when I went into labor with my Lila, groaning,...
Got (Breast) Milk? It Does Your Baby And Your Body! Good
By ANGELA CARSTARPHEN WATFORD Sometimes as a new mom I feel like a cow literally thanks to my new bootylicious bootée and my new bodacious...
Would You Buy Someone Elses Breast Milk And Feed It To Your Baby? Um, Not Me.
By KIA MORGAN SMITH Lord knows I understand the desperation some moms have to get breast milk to their babies when they can’t produce it...
Dear Michele Bachmann: Shut Up About Black Moms and Breastfeeding
Here’s what I’m gonna need: I’m gonna need Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Michele Malkin and Fox contributor Sandy Rios and them to sit down and...