Gaining Peace and Power Through Breastsleeping, Part 1

By Jamie P. Editor’s note: May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. Jamie shares her story with us this week and next about how finding a sleep solution that worked for her family helped improve her postpartum experience… Read More

Poems From The Past: Part 5

Editor’s Note: The poetry in this week’s blog post come from older issues of La Leche League News, a bimonthly LLLI publication for members, firstpublished in 1958. The name was changed to New Beginnings in 1985. New Beginnings… Read More

Breastfeeding with Lupus: A Look Back

By Stephanie W. Editor’s Note: The story in this week’s blog post comes from Issue 1, 2012 of New Beginnings in magazine form. La Leche League News, a bimonthly LLLI publication for members, started in 1958. The name… Read More

A Birth Worker Shares: My Own Breastfeeding Experience

By Marcy T. I’m a first-time mom who has a pretty unique background! Before I had my own baby, I worked as a doula, midwife, and peer lactation counselor for many years. I went into my own birth… Read More

What Does Breastmilk Letdown Feel Like?

Nursing parents may experience a unique sensation when nursing their babies right at the beginning of the nursing session. This feeling is called the milk letdown or milk ejection reflex. Whether you can feel a letdown or not,… Read More