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...
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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 23, 2015
44 Gallons of Breast Milk, Almost Down the Drain
It all started because I wanted to get my milk supply up and running strong—the better to shed baby weight, and offset the effects of six...
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 25, 2015
11 Candid Photos Ode to Normalizing Black Breastfeeding Week
Last week, I planned to capture professional quality self-portraits for Black Breastfeeding Week to share on social media. However, the...
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 25, 2015
Access Hollywood Announces International Day to Normalize Breastfeeding w/ Nicole Trunfio
Australian model, Nicole Trunfio , tells Access Hollywood about her tongue tie and lip tie issues while nursing before they had a release...
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
- Jun 13, 2015
Episode #3: Black Breastfeeding History Documentary
I talk with Afrykayn Moon, mother and breastfeeding advocate about her feature-length documentary film, currently in the funding stage,...
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 26, 2015
FedEx Claims Rep Offers Apology for not Shipping Breast Milk
Since I was a little girl I knew that when it was my turn to become a mother, I was going to breastfeed. I grew up learning that ‘Breast...
Vanessa Simmons
- May 26, 2015
Our Journey Together
December 11th 2014 my water broke at 2:30 am. After my water breaking (I heard and felt a POP) my contractions started about 30 minutes...
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 21, 2015
Nationwide Nurse-In Against Public Breastfeeding Discrimination
This Friday, April 24,2015, will mark the beginning of an annual event that brings breastfeeding mothers and supporters together at their...
Vanessa Simmons
- Apr 21, 2015
If You’re Engorged, Don’t Pump
When I found out that I was pregnant with my daughter, Annelyne, I had no doubt in my mind that I was going to breastfeed her. She...
Vanessa Simmons
- Apr 9, 2015
Advocating for Moms Did Not Come From My Personal Experience
Let me start off by saying that my love for breastfeeding certainly did not come from my own personal experience with it. When I had my...
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...