My breastfeeding journey, as with anything to do with our reproductive, sexual and feeding life, did not begin when I put my first baby to the breast. It began in the way I was conceived, carried, birthed and fed. I was breastfed for fifteen days. And I was a nursery baby. Back in 1979, in […]
Guest Port by Carolina Coimbra on this International Breastfeeding Week 2021 ~Our dreams can be flexible
Breastfeeding is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart. Why? In my first pregnancy I never worried about breastfeeding, my mother managed to breastfeed me for 9 months and my younger sister for 2 years, so I always thought: “Peanuts”. Something so natural will go well for sure. However, when my […]
Guest Post by Maria Pereira on this International Breastfeeding Week 2021 ~Twin tandem breastfeeding
One of the “magical unicorns” of breastfeeding. Is it possible to breastfeed more than one baby simultaneously? And exclusively breastfeed them during their first 6 months? Has anyone ever done it? I often joke about the fact that until the first time I got pregnant, my breasts were as small an egg… a fried egg, […]
Guest post by Rita Faleiro on this International Breastfeeding week 2021~Everything is not alright. And that´s ok.
My breastfeeding story begins with my first child. I left hospital with formula as I was told I didn´t have enough milk, that it never came, and that my baby was hungry. I breastfed him for a week, then once a day for the next two months. I also used a bottle and pacifier. With […]