While pregnant with my third, I planned to not breastfeed because I hadn’t breastfed my other children. But while attending parenting classes, I began to change my mind. I was learning …
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Parenting in Flint: Darcel’s Story
This post is part of the Parenting in Flint series featuring the experiences of pregnancy, breastfeeding and parenting through the Flint Water Crisis. My name is Darcel Phinisee-Clack. I am …
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I remember the day my mother took me into her room and told me she was sick. Even though her words didn’t sound daunting, I remember her tone concerned me. …
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Wendy Williams just won’t stop insulting breastfeeding mothers. In 2014, the talk show host went in on Karlesha Thurman, an undergraduate student who posted an image online of herself breastfeeding …
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