from Summer at Midwives, Doulas, Home Birth, Oh My!, “Discretion Can Kiss My Breast” (on Missouri Senate Bill 87, “discretion,” and the right to breastfeed) from Jody Peltason at The Atlantic, “Before I Forget: What Nobody Remembers About New Motherhood” Don’t get me wrong—it’s an important question that we should keep asking ourselves and each [...]
I’m Molly. That’s “Mama.”: of first words and breasts
Simon’s second word, after “ball,” was “mama.”* This is interesting, because Eric and I go by our first names with our children. In other words, no one has ever said “mama” to Simon, not once in his entire life, except for all of us mimicking the various babbling sounds he’s made as he’s tried to [...]