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Moving Mountains

3/5/2022

by Ariel Sapp
Yokosuka, Japan

Have you ever passed on an opportunity to do something because you were breastfeeding? What if it could have been a once-in-a-lifetime experience? That’s what my climb of Mount Fuji in August this year turned out to be!

After a Minor Surgery

24/4/2022

by Terry Tsang
Leader with LLL Hong Kong - Chinese Group

We just came home from my son’s minor surgery under anaesthesia. I feel thankful that I am still nursing my little boy, who is two years and eight months old.

When he was disorientated waking up from the anaesthesia, he was calmed down and comforted immediately as he latched on.

Partners – do they make a difference?

24/4/2022

How has your partner helped with your breastfeeding journey? What ways did your partner find to bond with your baby?

I am a breastfeeding mother… hear me roar!

9/9/2020

Photo credit: Juliana Redondo, the Wish Photography

by Heather Lin
Hong Kong

Why must I roar, you may ask, as you cover your ears in nervous anticipation? It is so that I may be heard over the din of a culture and society that says breastfeeding must stop at a certain age, must only be done in such and such a setting, or is only appropriate or nutritious given certain rigid circumstances.

How is it that I had a dormant nursing lioness in me this whole time?

Breastfeeding in Splendid Isolation During COVID-19

20/7/2020

by an anonymous mother
Xiamen, China

When news of the new coronavirus outbreak came, I was busy preparing for Chinese New Year while taking care of my daughter. She is almost two years old and enjoys playing outdoors. News of the outbreak was spreading widely and I was anxious about the unknown risks. How serious is this new disease? How will it affect me and my family?

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