Breastfeeding Without Birthing: Exclusive Pumping

Angela Soo Hoo gave birth to her eldest sons, Nicolas (11) and Landon (7), and breastfed them without issue. She and her husband, Luke, planned to adopt a third child. For Angela, breastfeeding is beyond the “best” choice for a baby–she feels very passionately that breastmilk is the optimal food for babies. Since she . . . → Read More: Breastfeeding Without Birthing: Exclusive Pumping

Extended Absense: Traveling With Out Your Baby

A Q&A With Summer Arrigo Nelson, World Traveler

Dr. Summer Arrigo Nelson is an associate professor of biology at California University of Pennsylvania. There, she teaches zoology, mammalogy and animal behavior as well as some anthropology courses. Since her primary research interest is lemurs, she must often travel to Madagascar to study the animals . . . → Read More: Extended Absense: Traveling With Out Your Baby

Q&A with Kelly B: Exclusive Pumper

Kelly B, PhD, of Durham, NC, is an engineer in the women’s health field. She gave birth to baby E in June and, for the first four months, was an exclusive pumper while they worked out some latch and flow preference issues. Her story seemed a fitting one to tell during the week that Hurricane . . . → Read More: Q&A with Kelly B: Exclusive Pumper