We recently had honor of working with nine amazing women to capture different variates and durations of breastfeeding (I even stepped back in front of the camera myself!). Within these sessions we were able to freeze such magical moments in time and share some breathtaking stories: brand new babies still struggling with latch, toddler nursing antics, tandem nursing challenges, exclusive pumping, insufficient glandular tissue and breastfeeding support equipment such as supplemental nursing systems, breastfeeding children with special needs, transitioning a baby from tube fed to breast fed, providing breast milk for older, non-nursing children, changed perspectives and so much more. Whether a nursing relationship was smooth and intuitive or full of hiccups along the way, the diversity and commonalities between these women's journeys is so striking and so wonderful. We hope that by sharing images and stories such as these, we help to push the normalization and education of breastfeeding and breastfeeding experiences further. We hope, above all else, to celebrate the beauty in these variations.
Pictured, in order are (follow the links to their individual breastfeeding stories):
Claudette Garcia and Zakai (2 years old) | http://4thtrimesterbodies.com/claudette-garcia-2/
Susanne Angerer and Coraline (2.5 years old) | http://4thtrimesterbodies.com/susanne-angerer/
Leah Lichy and Ireland (5 months) | http://4thtrimesterbodies.com/leah-lichey
Megan Shaklee and Teddy (10 weeks) | http://4thtrimesterbodies.com/megan-shaklee-2/
Hillary Scharmann, Holden (22 months) and Holiday (2 months) | http://4thtrimesterbodies.com/hillary-scharmann-2/
Mariann McKeever and Malachi (16 months) | http://4thtrimesterbodies.com/mariann-mckeever/
Mayra Buitron and Flor (22 months) | http://4thtrimesterbodies.com/mayra-buitron/
Ashley Williams and Garth (19 months) | http://4thtrimesterbodies.com/ashley-williams-2/
Ashlee Wells Jackson and Nova (31 months) | http://4thtrimesterbodies.com/ashlee-wells-jackson-2/
Christine Juliani, Eden (3.5 years) and Iris (11 months) | http://4thtrimesterbodies.com/christine-juliani/