Holistic Parenting Network

04/29/2026

02/12/2026

Let’s put to rest for good the false assumptions that bottle-feeding is “easier” for preemies than breastfeeding. Acording to this 2026 RCT, at their first feeding by mouth, preemies breastfed had measurably better oxygen levels and heart rates compared with those whose first oral feed was by bottle. The breastfed preemies even took more milk! Please share these findings far and wide! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41318959/

10/06/2024

The North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition is urgently seeking 20 Infant Feeding Specialists to assist at the Lilac Birth Center in Asheville, NC starting tomorrow, October 5, 2024 and on an ongoing basis. Specialists will help provide support to families affected by the hurricane by ensuring safe i...

09/15/2022

Prepare for a night of Edutainment, an AMAZING Village-inspired menu, and dancing! Let's celebrate our ROCKSTAR mommas! Enjoy a raffle, receive some prizes and so much more! I can't wait to see you in your Best African Attire and don't forget to dress in Red, Yellow, or Purple to enter the best-dressed contest!!!
Oh, what a night!!!

09/09/2022

Hospitals have sent out warnings about counterfeit car seats they've seen during safety checks. Here's what fake car seats are and how to avoid accidentally buying one.

05/21/2022

Don't let anyone gaslight you into reframing the gross negligence of our perinatal healthcare policies. This problem is not the result of parental choice in infant feeding methods. It is the consequence of too many policies bought by lobbyists and paid for with our tax dollars while infant feeding specialists have been scrambling to help support over 80% of all birthing parents who want to nurse their children, but come up against inhumane parental leave "protections" and primary care providers who neglect to refer to skilled IBCLCS but instead inform them that they simply can't nurse... when those providers have are not routinely trained to support breast/chest feeding. It's not a choice when you have nowhere else to turn.

03/31/2022

💗 Public breastfeeding shouldn’t be controversial. Even though public breastfeeding is legal in many places (including all 50 states in the US), many people still experience shame and stigma when trying to breastfeed publicly.

No one should have to hide in a public bathroom in order to feed their hungry baby. Parents and their children have the right to feed and be fed anywhere, anytime. ✨

I want to be clear here that there should also be NO moral judgment given to how people choose to feed their children. Formula and breastfeeding are both valid. You have to do what’s best for you, your baby and your life 💗

Image description: Digital illustration of a Black mother breastfeeding an infant. She appears as a goddess, and is shirtless aside from a sheer cape with constellations. The text reads, ‘normalize public breastfeeding.’

03/07/2022

Birth and breast/chest feeding have been a part of history since the dawn of mammalian existence, bringing various species of mammal together in a profoundly simple, empathetic way. After all, what...