03/08/2025
World Breastfeeding Week 2025 💫�Theme: “Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems”
I had the honour of being part of this powerful shoot with surrounded by mothers and babies, all with their own stories of feeding—some joyful, some complex, all rooted in love.
🤍 Breastfeeding can be beautiful—but it can also be incredibly hard. For some, it’s a peaceful beginning. For others, it’s a story of pain, perseverance, or even grief. However you feed your baby, your experience matters, and your love for your baby is what matters.
Being part of this shoot by holding space in a sharing circle and gentle relaxation, was a celebration of these women—who have met feeding with strength, patience, and vulnerability. Hearing them speak about “what breastfeeding means to them” was deeply moving. Their words came back again and again to love, bonding, peace, and joy. There’s something quietly healing about seeing a circle of women, feeding without apology, without shame—just presence and connection.
Personally, I spent 8 years either feeding or growing babies. I’m so grateful I was able to, because my body, my circumstances, and my lifestyle allowed it. But that doesn’t mean it was always easy. I felt pressure at times to stop. I even felt embarrassed for feeding beyond the toddler years. But I also feel pride and deep gratitude—especially that my daughter chose to stop when she was ready.
This year’s theme reminds us that support is essential.
→ Trained professionals 🩺
→ Welcoming workplaces 🧑💻
→ Safe, public spaces 🪑
→ Peer groups, community, policy 💬
So thank you—to the lactation consultants,
midwives, doulas, volunteers, parents, and local groups doing the work behind the scenes. You are the infrastructure.
To the mothers and babies in these images: you are radiant. Every feed—whether it lasted a day or years—is a part of your story. You are enough.
To Karina, you are an inspiration with your creativity and dynamic energy to
Make things happen… thank you for inviting me 🙏
