Long before the birth of either of my children, I knew that I wanted to breastfeed my babies for as long as possible. I breastfed my daughter exclusively for the first six months of her life, and then she continued to nurse for two and a half years until the middle of June 2014. Had […] More
According to federal law, a woman has the right to breastfeed her child and pump her breast milk when and where she needs: “Among many provisions, Section 4207 of the law amends the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 (29 U.S. Code 207) to require an employer to provide reasonable break time for an […] More
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) found themselves apologizing to a breastfeeding mom this week after the agency humiliated her as she tried to express breast milk using a breast pump before boarding a flight. The TSA did not like that the mother of four was attempting to board an airplane with empty bottles and asked […] More
You may not be familiar with the law—it was, after all, tucked away inside President Obama’s health care reform legislation—but it exists, and it is a law aimed squarely at protecting women who choose to breastfeed their babies or pump breast milk at work. Part of the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law […] More
The demand for donated breast milk has reached record levels, and, because of this, supplies have been nearly depleted according to eleven milk banks located throughout the United States. Speaking about the shortage, Mother’s Milk Bank head Pauline Sakamoto says children are losing out on the positive effects of breast milk: “In the 12 years […] More