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Vanessa Simmons
- Nov 2, 2016
Philadelphia, PA – Normalize Breastfeeding Tour
I touched down in Philadelphia just in time to celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week with one of our local chapters. If I were to tell the...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jul 20, 2016
San Diego Judoka Breastfeeds Toddler at California State Games
If you are following my personal profile on Facebook you know that I have been training Judo at the Heisei Judo Dojo in Chula Vista twice...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jun 20, 2016
Oklahoma City, OK – Normalize Breastfeeding Tour
I headed out to Oklahoma City and man was I in for a surprise! This city has the kind of hometown feel that made me want to pack up...
Vanessa Simmons
- Apr 25, 2016
Las Vegas, NV – Normalize Breastfeeding Tour
Even though our original theme of the #NBFtour was to hold a meetup event in the areas where we have local groups, it just wasn’t a good...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jan 28, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Produce-Style Stickers Promote Breastfeeding
North Carolina ad agency, BooneOakley, is stepping up to the challenge to move breastfeeding into mainstream advertising to remind...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jan 25, 2016
“I always trusted my instincts.”
Hi, I’m Linn. I am a 38-year-old mother. The mother of Mia. Her birth took about 5 hours, from the time we left home to head over to the...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jan 11, 2016
After 22 Breastfeeding Photos Reported, Mom Seeks a Policy Change From Facebook
Breastfeeding has taken over social media during the last 5 years and only for the past two years has Facebook created a policy that...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jan 8, 2016
Best Response EVER to Wendy Williams RE: Alyssa Milano’s Breastfeeding
In case you missed it, Wendy Williams decided to bring Alyssa Milano to her show in an effort to put breastfeeding moms sharing #brelfies...
Vanessa Simmons
- Sep 13, 2015
Mother Humiliated for Breastfeeding by Marshalls’ Employee
Yesterday, Karina Gomez, was humiliated by an employee at the Marshalls department store. When found breastfeeding, she was denied her...
Vanessa Simmons
- Aug 22, 2015
Viral Cincinnati Photo Censored by News During Breastfeeding Segment
In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, photographer, Lauren Carson of Drawing in Light Photography, shared her collection of beautiful...
Vanessa Simmons
- Aug 14, 2015
10 Photographs that Bring Attention to Breastfeeding Laws
National Breastfeeding Month is well underway and ironically we are seeing more discrimination, harassment, and public shaming of...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jul 17, 2015
Celebrate Breastfeeding Laws & Raise Awareness About The Laws That Don’t Exist
It took a significant amount of planning to develop the idea for the first International Day to Normalize Breastfeeding. However, most of...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jun 16, 2015
Third Nurse-In at Idaho State Capitol for National Awareness
After speaking with Boise, Idaho mom, Amy Miller, about the difficulty in attempting to pass statewide breastfeeding laws to protect...
Vanessa Simmons
- May 30, 2015
Podcast Episode #2
Jill DeLorenzo to give a RECAP from the Nurse In At the Today Show, her Petition to NBC to Stop Shaming Breastfeeding Mothers with over...
Vanessa Simmons
- May 29, 2015
Neighbors Threaten Oklahoma Mom with Eviction, Breastfeeding On Front Porch
Oklahoma mother, Missy Smith, breastfed her daughter on her porch like normal everyday, especially when the weather was nice. It was when...
Vanessa Simmons
- May 22, 2015
12 Facts About What a “Nurse-in” Should Really Look Like
Jill DeLorenzo is a mother who, as she describes it, “fell into” breastfeeding activism after enduring demands to cover up or leave while...
Vanessa Simmons
- May 22, 2015
WATCH LIVE Nurse-In RE: Kathie Lee & Hoda Label Nursing In Public TMI
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Vanessa Simmons
- Apr 6, 2015
Rape Victims in Breastfeeding Families Are Suffering in Silence
Alongside this Breastfeeding Awareness Media Campaign, I have had the opportunity to use my photography to help another important and...
Vanessa Simmons
- Mar 6, 2015
Active Duty Military Mom’s Best Breastfeeding Resource, Hands Down
I joined the U.S. Navy right out of high school, following in a long line of family members who have served in the military. My...