08/26/2026
My first experience with breastfeeding was not that of a whimsical fairy but of a troll stumped trying to solve a riddle and none crossing my path was able to assist.
I was a 19yo first time mom buried in postpartum and hidden in shame. Something so natural was so foreign, something supposed with so much ease I beat into force. I wasnāt sure if I was failing my baby or if she me.
Why were we both unnaturally uncoordinated ??
I didnāt need judgment.
I didnāt need someone telling me to ājust keep trying.ā
I needed support. Education. Patience. And someone who understood me.
That experience became part of the reason I do this work today.
Through The Birthing Hut, we work to make sure Black mothers donāt have to navigate pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum recovery feeling isolated or uninformed. We provide culturally responsive doula support, breastfeeding education, postpartum care, nutrition support, father/partner education, and advocacy rooted in the real experiences of Black families.
Because breastfeeding support is about more than milk.
Itās about confidence. Access. Culture. Community. Advocacy. And being supported long enough to find what works for you and your baby.
Throughout Black Breastfeeding Week, Iāll be sharing more of my own breastfeeding journey, lessons I learned along the way, doula tips, lactation techniques, ways partners can support breastfeeding mothers, and stories from the mothers in our community.
And I want to hear from you.
If youāre a Black mother who has breastfed, pumped, combination fed, relactated, struggled with breastfeeding, celebrated breastfeeding or simply has a story that deserves to be heard share it with us.
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Your experience may be exactly what another mother needs to hear.
We All We Gotāand that means we show up for one another. š¤
