Beautiful and healing stories. Greatful to the Creator to have one of my Grandaughters and two of my Great Grandchildren to be part of the story. Love To All of You. Grandma Midge Montano
What proud mothers! These women are an inspiration for all moms who want what is best for their babies, and desire to breastfeed. Each in her own way has wisdom to share, and no matter how long she was able to nurse, she shares a powerful message of a mother’s love. Thank you for your willingness to share your story!
Why “Birthing Matters”? Our birth stories stick with us, often for life. Birthing matters because it is a rite of passage into parenthood, because your choices should be respected and supported, and with fully informed consent. Childbirth is a human rights issue and our birth stories should maintain our dignity and our rights. Birthing Matters Doula Services strives to bridge disparities in perinatal support across race, gender, sexuality, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
As a(non-Indigenous)nurse working in remote indigenous communities where the effects of colonization are of course still profound, and breastfeeding is discouraged by family members, I see the numbers of breastfeeding mothers remains quite low: So,I am so pleased to read these stories, forwarded to me by my daughter who is a lactation consultant in Quebec. We both struggle to find indigenous breastfeeding support materials and indigenous-driven initiatives such as the Indigenous Breastfeeding Coalition. All these moms have my utmost respect for persevering with the often difficult art of breastfeeding and for sharing their stories of love, strengthening bonds through breastfeeding, and reclamation of food sovereignty. I will order some booklets for our maternal and child health program.
Beautiful and healing stories. Greatful to the Creator to have one of my Grandaughters and two of my Great Grandchildren to be part of the story. Love To All of You. Grandma Midge Montano
These young ladies follow in a line of strong women, grandma Midge and mom Melanie ! Proud and honored to be connected to you all. Deepest love.
Beautiful, powerful, remarkable young women! đź’–
What proud mothers! These women are an inspiration for all moms who want what is best for their babies, and desire to breastfeed. Each in her own way has wisdom to share, and no matter how long she was able to nurse, she shares a powerful message of a mother’s love. Thank you for your willingness to share your story!
Why “Birthing Matters”? Our birth stories stick with us, often for life. Birthing matters because it is a rite of passage into parenthood, because your choices should be respected and supported, and with fully informed consent. Childbirth is a human rights issue and our birth stories should maintain our dignity and our rights. Birthing Matters Doula Services strives to bridge disparities in perinatal support across race, gender, sexuality, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
As a(non-Indigenous)nurse working in remote indigenous communities where the effects of colonization are of course still profound, and breastfeeding is discouraged by family members, I see the numbers of breastfeeding mothers remains quite low: So,I am so pleased to read these stories, forwarded to me by my daughter who is a lactation consultant in Quebec. We both struggle to find indigenous breastfeeding support materials and indigenous-driven initiatives such as the Indigenous Breastfeeding Coalition. All these moms have my utmost respect for persevering with the often difficult art of breastfeeding and for sharing their stories of love, strengthening bonds through breastfeeding, and reclamation of food sovereignty. I will order some booklets for our maternal and child health program.
Hi Meg,
I was in Inuvik NWT a few years ago and met with the Perinatal community workers there.(I am an IBCLC and 34 year LLL Leader).They have developed many excellent resources for pregnant and breastfeeding Indigenous Women. I no longer have their contact info but it’s a small community and I’m sure you can find them.Check out this article from CBC: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiql_Lb9tjkAhUIr54KHb-VDlkQFjACegQIABAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fcanada%2Fnorth%2Finuvik-hospital-baby-friendly-1.4936849&usg=AOvVaw3X7h-Jaf109_SHqcUjSfgh