Celebrating Workplace Lactation Week

Editor’s note: This week on New Beginnings, we are celebrating Workplace Lactation Week, which is recognized annually September 1-7. This year’s theme is A World of Support: Creating Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplaces Everywhere. You can learn more about Workplace Lactation… Read More

Black Breastfeeding Week: Ta-Sha’s Story Continues

Editor’s note: Previously on New Beginnings, Ta-Sha wrote briefly about her daughter’s experience with food allergies while they were breastfeeding, along with more of her breastfeeding experiences. We’re grateful to hear more of her story this year for… Read More

Conversations about Breastfeeding Support in AANHPI Languages

By Uyen T. In celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week this year, New Beginnings is featuring stories from three individuals who support lactating families in an AANHPI language (or more than one!). We… Read More

Milk Medicine Is a Ceremony: Love, Landback, and Liberation in Practice

By J. Lyons Echo-Hawk, Founder, Indigenous Milk Medicine Week Editor’s note: New Beginnings is celebrating Indigenous Milk Medicine Week (IMMW), August 8-15. This year’s theme is: Unapologetically Indigenous: Love, Landback, and Liberation. You can learn more about the… Read More

Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month 2025

World Breastfeeding Week is recognized each year from August 1-7 and kicks off National Breastfeeding Month in the US. This year’s theme for World Breastfeeding Week is Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems. According to their website (linked… Read More