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MILK & SUGA:

An interactive tribute to Black Moms and their breastfeeding journeys

Nephthys and Alaya Ivy

ALAYA LATCHED ON IMMEDIATELY IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. FOR THE REST OF OUR STAY, SHE NEVER LATCHED. MY SISTER CAME DOWN TO ASSIST ME AND MY DAUGHTER FOR THE WEEK, AND SHE LATCHED...TEARS JUST RAN DOWN MY EYES

Alaya latched on immediately in the hospital for about 20 minutes. For the rest of our stay, she never latched. My sister came down to assist me and my daughter for the week, and she latched...tears just ran down my eyes

Asia and Mason Favors

Our mission is to serve as a daily love letter to black and brown moms everywhere. Whether you’re “kid-curious”, a mom of 5, a dedicated auntie

Delyrria and Baby Carter

I stand my ground. I let them know it’s really not an option for them to have an opinion about what I’m doing

Delyrria and Baby Carter

Our mission is to serve as a daily love letter to black and brown moms everywhere. Whether you’re “kid-curious”, a mom of 5, a dedicated auntie

Nashawna and Yara

“I knew it would form a really great bond for my son.”
" I can almost count the number of bottles he’s had. We’ve been breastfeeding exclusively. He’s never been sick at all."

“I knew it would form a really great bond for my son.”
" I can almost count the number of bottles he’s had. We’ve been breastfeeding exclusively. He’s never been sick at all."

Tammey and Nova Reign

..For women, breastfeeding decreases our chances of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.”“She could not get a good latch on, and when she did it was excruciating for me...

Rosemarie and Rylie Marie
Tammey and Nova Reign

t’s definitely an energy between us that we’re exchanging with each other. I wanted to experience the bond between mother andchild

Akia and Laniyah

Breastfeeding is something I knew I had to give and experience...especially as a Black woman, we are the life source.

Giovanni and Elijah

When I was 28 with my first baby breastfeeding wasn’t as normalized as it is now. It was, ‘I gotta cover-up, or go to the car...’

Bethani and Cru Ivi

Although my mom didn’t breastfeed me, my...entire group of friends is breastfeeding their children. That kind of made me want to breastfeed my child, seeing other Black women..

Liz and Alexandria
Akia and Laniyah

When I was 28 with my first baby breastfeeding wasn’t as normalized as it is now. It was, ‘I gotta cover-up, or go to the car...

Bethani and Cru Ivi
Liz and Alexandria

Breastfeeding is important to me because it is literally the building blocks for your children’s health

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