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That awkward moment when you are deep in conversation on the phone with your sister, and you want to make sure Bear's bottle isn't too hot...you do what you always do...raise it above your head and squirt some in your mouth. Then you realize that you just drank your own daughter's breast milk. #itdidntcomeoutofabottleinmyday


If you were told you could breastfeed the sweet adopted newborn you were given to love as your own, would you? Danielle Edwards of Pittsburgh, PA did just that. She breast fed both of her adopted babies.

Danielle and her husband, Jonathan, were told that she could not biologically have her own children, and while that news was a blown on its own, she was more upset knowing she would be missing out on breastfeeding her baby.  
"Breastfeeding was always something I imagined myself doing," she says. "It was just part of my vision of myself."


Image credit: Kaye's Photography

Feeling strongly about her decision to breastfeed, Danielle started researching induced lactation in hopes of feeding their daughter Eliana (now 3 years...


Read the rest of this article here: http://www.gabrielleorcutt.com/2015/10/06/titty-tuesday-breast-feeding-your-adopted-newborn/


Let me start off by saying that my love for breastfeeding certainly did not come from my own personal experience with it. When I had my son a little over 4 years ago I did not have far as much knowledge for breastfeeding and many other parenting related things that I have now. I hadn't even created my support page, “Breastfeeding Mama Talk” until about 2 years in to motherhood.

How My Struggles With Breastfeeding Lead To my Activism

At first I hadn't even really planned to breastfeed, I didn't know what the point of it was. I figured it would just be easier to formula feed and I didn't have confidence that I would or could even make milk. Fortunately, in order to be qualified for WIC they make you attend classes and they will not provide formula for the first 30 days after you have your baby because their hope is that you choose to breastfeed. Well it just so happened they had one of the classes on the benefits of breastfeeding. Once I learned the comparison between formula and breastmilk and how much more benefits breastmilk had, I thought, “How could I not at least try to breastfeed?” because I wanted to give my baby the best possible start in life.

Please read the rest of the articles here: http://www.gabrielleorcutt.com/2015/10/13/titty-tuesday-how-my-struggles-with-breast-feeding-led-to-my-activism/

"I love this photo my friend captured of me breastfeeding my daughter Corgan. I never knew how much I would truly enjoy this experience. It is so empowering and beautiful. I feed my child with my body! It's crazy! It's been 15 months and we're still going strong. Yes, there are days when it's frustrating and in the beginning it is a learning process but it is sooo worth it." - Momma Amanda
"I love breastfeeding. I love the fact that my body can provide nourishment for my child, and I love the way it connects us. I feel very lucky that


See the rest of the post: http://www.gabrielleorcutt.com/2015/09/29/titty-tuesday-what-its-like-to-feed-an-active-toddler/


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