BREASTFEEDING BEFORE ELOPING: (2nd in mother’s day series) Woodabe Fulani mother, named Kourgil, is nursing her baby while she awaits the beginning of the Gerewol ceremony. This is her firstborn son; she will never call Read more…
Category: Breastfeeding
My, What An Ugly Baby You Have!
MY, WHAT AN UGLY BABY YOU HAVE! (fifth in the breastfeeding series) Mariama’s two week old son takes a break from nursing. She had not yet taken a bath nor bathed her son. In her community, mothers wait up until a month after birth before bathing their child for fear making their newborn sick. Read more…
Breastfeeding Before Eloping
BREASTFEEDING BEFORE ELOPING: (fourth in the breastfeeding series) This Wodaabe Fulani mother is nursing her baby while she awaits the beginning of the Geerewol ceremony. Read more…
Nursing a Newborn
NURSING A NEWBORN: (third in the breastfeeding series) Our Amman Imman nurse, Hadiza, films this young mother as she nurses her newborn. Hadiza is interviewing her about her breastfeeding habits; Read more…
Immediate and Exclusive Breastfeeding
IMMEDIATE AND EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING: (second in the breastfeeding series) This Touareg woman from the village of Kijigari is nursing one of her twins, as her other baby rests on her back.
I would like to return to yesterday’s post about how natural (or not) breastfeeding is. Read more…