Oh, The Places You See Breastfeeding (For The First Time)!

It’s been far too long since New Beginnings ran the feature “Oh, The Places A Breastfeeding Family Goes!” This is due, in part, to the pandemic and the lack of travel on the part of many of us…. Read More

My Experiences With Mastitis And Plugged Ducts

Amanda Sweet, Cincinnati, Ohio I managed to make it through breastfeeding three children without a single bout of mastitis and no plugged ducts that I ever noticed. So, I was surprised when I developed mastitis with my fourth… Read More

Out Of The Mouths Of Nurslings

As a parent, you don’t always realize just how often you repeat certain phrases until you hear your child start to say them, too. Sometimes that’s not a very complimentary thing! In this particular case, though, May G.’s… Read More

Looking Back: Growing Away From Nursing

Freda Main, Arizona Originally published in the May-June 1986 issue of New Beginnings. Editor’s Note: The first issue of La Leche League News, the bimonthly publication for members, was published in 1958. The name changed to New Beginnings in 1985. New Beginnings continued to… Read More

I Can: Turning My Parenting Doubts Around

As a new parent, I was unsure of so many things. My experiences to that point were nothing like the books I read during pregnancy (I hadn’t yet been introduced to The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding.) Why did… Read More