New Beginnings Needs Blog Writers

Dear Readers, New Beginnings would like to encourage you to share your human milk feeding and parenting stories. Your perspectives and experiences provide encouragement and information to other readers. Personal stories shared through New Beginnings also serve to… Read More

When it Feels Like Nothing is Going Right: Colleen’s Story of Perseverance

By Colleen K. Ella was born at 7:40 p.m., a happy, healthy baby girl. I proudly lay with my daughter skin to skin during our golden hour and attempted to nurse… and attempted… and attempted. I soon convinced… Read More

Breastfeeding Through Pregnancy

By Kylie Powell Nursing while expecting is more common than you may be aware. Many parents find themselves pregnant with a toddler or older child still snuggled up and nursing. Perhaps you or someone you know is nursing… Read More

The PUMP Act: What Nursing Families Need to Know

By Erin O’Reilly The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) For Nursing Mothers Act PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (the “PUMP Act”) was signed into federal law on December 29, 2022 and went into full effect on April 4,… Read More

Reflecting On Sweet Breastfeeding Memories

For all parents there comes a time to reflect on sweet memories from past breastfeeding days. In a recent discussion on the New Beginnings Facebook page, we asked readers to share some of their favorite moments from breastfeeding… Read More