‘It wasn’t controversial’: Buffy Sainte-Marie opens up about breastfeeding her baby boy on Sesame Street in 1977, saying someone will always ‘sexualize it’ now
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By Erica Tempesta Buffy Sainte-Marie opened up about her decision to breastfeed her baby boy on Sesame Street in 1977, saying the groundbreaking moment ‘wasn’t controversial.’ The Oscar-winning singer and Indigenous-rights activist played herself on the children’s series from 1976 to 1981. After the birth of her son, Dakota ‘Cody’ Starblanket Wolfchild, she suggested a breastfeeding segment to […]
Breastfeeding in a prison setting
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Prison. It’s a predominantly male environment. So when I came to go back to work as a nurse within a prison setting, I was curious to what my colleagues reactions would be to me pumping. Returning to work and leaving your baby at home with family or with a care provider is gut-wrenching and I’d […]