#MyStory #infantfeeding #type1diabetes #formula #pumping February 21, 2021. “…similac, materna or enfamil?” Huh? I didn’t understand. “Your son, he’s hungry. Do you want to give him similac, materna or enfamil?” July, 2020 when I found out I was pregnant. I knew there could be complications. I’m a 41-year-old type 1 diabetic – just getting pregnant naturally was, to me, a miracle. But my pregnancy was nearly perfect. I met with my medical team almost weekly. I wrote down ever

#MyStory #Infantfeeding #Mother_daughter One day it occurred to me that mammals are called mammals because of mammary glands. There are other traits of mammals beyond nourishing young with milk--but the name suggests that nursing is the most important trait of all mammals, more significant than having hair or babies born alive or complex brains. Looked at this way, it seemed to me that the folks who name things were making a statement: that women are pretty damn important in