Michael and Mama's Milk: A Lesson in Breastfeeding
Recently, a conversation around our dinner table began a little something like this:
Michael, my 5-year old: Mommy, did I used to drink milk from your breasts?
Me: Yes, you did
Son: Why?
Me: Well, it makes you healthier and smarter. Mama's milk is why you're so smart.
Son: Is that why I'm the only one in my class who can read?
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If I had a dollar for every person who asked me, "How is pregnancy and motherhood different for African American women?" I'd be a very, very rich woman. Yes, the formula for pregnancy is the same for all women. Forty weeks=one baby. But the journey can be so much different. Our experience is different. Our stresses and anxieties are so different. And therein lies the rub.
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