Fasting During Lent When Pregnant or Breastfeeding

A variation of the question comes up every year around this time in social media groups and on discussion boards geared toward Catholic...

Mary, the Eucharist, and Breastfeeding in the Church

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8 Is it appropriate for mothers to breastfeed their infant in public?...

I Want to Die With Battle Scars

The baby found my belly. It seems every baby has gone through this stage when during or after a nursing session they are fascinated with...

The Breastfeeding Support that Makes a Difference

It's World Breastfeeding Week again and this year it brings me to now fifteen total years of lactating I’ve put in. Whew! Seven babies...

Blessed Are the Pacifiers

He's just using you as a pacifier. I hear her words, an accusation almost, though she's only repeating the tired old mother-advice trope...

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