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Last Updated: October 14, 2025 by Yael Breimer
Breastfeeding After Breast Cancer: A Look Back
By Christina S. Originally published in 2010 in New Beginnings magazine. Editor’s Note: The first issue of La Leche League News, a bimonthly LLLI publication for members, was published in 1958. The name was changed to New Beginnings… Read More
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Posted: September 16, 2025 by Yael Breimer
Celebrating Deaf and Hard of Hearing Breastfeeding Week!
By Kelley H. Editor’s note: New Beginnings is celebrating the inaugural Deaf and Hard of Hearing Breastfeeding Week! The aim of this initiative is to provide the underrepresented Deaf community with accessible breastfeeding education, support, and community, because… Read More
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Last Updated: June 17, 2025 by Yael Breimer
Nursing Through Ectopic Pregnancy
By Annie L. Editor’s note: The following story contains topics that include ectopic pregnancy, pregnancy loss, and temporary weaning. Reader discretion is advised. Nursing a toddler has been an incredibly rewarding experience for me. I have considered weaning… Read More
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Posted: May 27, 2025 by Yael Breimer
Nursing My Son With A Disability: Kallyn’s Story
By Kallyn L. Editor’s note: Recently, New Beginnings had a request from a reader for stories about nursing a child with a disability. We received the following short story in response to that request. Thank you for sharing… Read More
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Posted: March 25, 2025 by Yael Breimer
Nursing Through Illness: Resource Roundup
Human milk offers wonderful immunities to your nursing little one. Still, children are prone to catching colds and little bugs throughout childhood and passing those germs along to their parents and siblings. We hope the tips below from… Read More
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Last Updated: January 21, 2025 by Yael Breimer
Kenisha’s Journey: Nursing With a Galactocele
By Kenisha B. In the beginning of my nursing journey, I found a lump in my right breast the size of a golf ball, which turned out to be a benign milk-filled cyst – a galactocele. I hope… Read More
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Posted: October 15, 2024 by Yael Breimer
Elisheba’s Nursing Story: Perseverance and Flexibility
By Elisheba A. My delivery was challenging. I went in for a planned C-section due to placenta previa*, which unexpectedly turned into placenta accreta**. I lost a significant amount of blood during delivery. Initially, a hysterectomy was planned… Read More
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Posted: October 1, 2024 by Yael Breimer
Nursing With One Breast: Erin’s Story
By Erin K. At 20 weeks pregnant with my third child, I was diagnosed with breast cancer after having bleeding from my nipple. I was devastated. Not only was the diagnosis scary, but I desperately wanted to breastfeed… Read More
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Last Updated: September 3, 2024 by Yael Breimer
Breastfeeding and Mammary Hypoplasia: Nursing Rosali
By Zintya Cruz, Naucalpan, Estado de México, and Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico English Translation by Véronique L. Editor’s note: This year marks the second annual Latina/x Breastfeeding Week (Semana de La Lactancia Latina), which will be celebrated September… Read More
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Last Updated: September 26, 2023 by Yael Breimer
Five Tips For Breastfeeding With Chronic Illness: A Parent’s Story
K.P., Virginia I am writing this story about my experience with ulcerative colitis and breastfeeding/parenting. It is not a glamorous disease, but there may be a nursing parent reading this who is wondering how they’ll be able to… Read More
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