It started with a small sore spot on the side of my right breast. The spot felt hot, tender when touched, and seriously uncomfortable. My second daughter was 9 months old and we were at a friend’s house, finishing up a play date that was especially difficult for my older daughter to wrap up. But as the “20 more minutes”

From the Abrahamic tale of Mose’s experience after floating down the river to records of wealthy families paying women to act as their infant’s main source of nourishment, history has many tales to tell of wet nursing. Still, the act of wet nursing continues to be practiced today in many cultures for various reasons: to feed the infants of upper

Once, while meeting with a lactation consultant, I was taught that breastfeeding, while natural in the sense that we were made to do it, doesn’t always come naturally. In fact, breastfeeding can often be like a complex dance routine in which both partners are new to the steps and have to learn them quickly on the fly. Nursing styles that

 While having a newborn baby in the house is a magical experience in it’s own right, it can also be a challenge, especially for the partner of the new mother. While mom is learning to nurse her baby, recover from birth, and balance her constantly changing sleep patterns, you are often left wondering what your role is in caring for

    My two girls are school-aged now, just starting the 1st and 3rd grade, but the days of breastfeeding and trying to get a good night of sleep are still fresh memories. The way I handled nighttime nursing was drastically different for my girls, and I do my best not to feel guilty about it. After all, we all