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A Woman’s Choice: Feminism, and Empowerment Through Bottlefeeding

Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011Monday, September 8, 2014 Acquanda Stanford2 CommentsPosted in bottlefeeding, feminism

I am not an extreme breastfeeding advocate or a fundamentalist. What I mean by this is, even though I support breastfeeding as part of the natural reproductive cycle directly after pregnancy and would love if all babies were breastfed, that thought is idealistic at best. I won’t ever accuse someone of not wanting the best […]

Why Black Women Who Bottle-Feed Matter (Video)

Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2011Monday, September 8, 2014 Acquanda StanfordLeave a commentPosted in bottlefeeding, culture

Black women who use infant formula seem to get a lot of heat from many different directions these days — outside and inside of our community. I’ve even found myself wondering why, if someone is fully capable and the benefits of breastfeeding have been proven, would breastfeeding not be the only option. But the more […]