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Breastfeeding Advice for Mothers with Disabilities

May 24, 2018 by Erin Andrews 1 Comment

Breastfeeding Advice for Mothers with Disabilities

Presentation from February 2017 for the Ohio Lactation Consultants Association Breastfest Conference

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: breastfeeding, disabled mom

What Every Disabled Mother Should Know About Breastfeeding

August 28, 2016 by Erin Andrews Leave a Comment

What Every Disabled Mother Should Know About Breastfeeding

Nicky Boyte was wearing a flowered sundress when I meet her to talk about her experience breastfeeding her son. The two of us zoom into the restaurant in our power chairs, swapping crip war stories as we settle in. Nicky’s been a disability advocate for years; she’s active with both ADAPT and Not Dead Yet. We […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: advocate, baby, breastfeeding, disabled mom

Breastfeeding in Public: To Cover or Not to Cover?

April 13, 2016 by Erin Andrews Leave a Comment

Breastfeeding in Public: To Cover or Not to Cover?

  Recently there was a news story about a coffee shop in our city that had come under fire after a barista (who turned out to be one of the owners) offered a female patron who was breastfeeding a towel to cover up. Another woman who was with the mother wrote a scathing review on […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: amputee, baby, breastfeeding, disabled mom, wheelchair

Disabled Nursing: A Breastfeeding Mom’s Solutions

March 24, 2016 by Erin Andrews 1 Comment

Disabled Nursing: A Breastfeeding Mom’s Solutions

Nursing was my son’s and is my daughter’s favorite activity, hands down! Speaking of hands, the fact that I only have one presents certain challenges during breastfeeding. I totally encourage others who are able and interested to breastfeed – it sure beats fixing a bottle in the middle of the night! That said, formula feeding is a […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting, Product Reviews Tagged With: baby, breastfeeding, disabled mom, nursing

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