MIDWIFE SPOTLIGHT: Midcoast's Maud van de Wiele

MIDWIFE SPOTLIGHT: Midcoast's Maud van de Wiele

Why did I do it and why I do it now have likely evolved. I do it now because I can think of no greater privilege in supporting and empowering women and families then being a part of such a treasured and personal journey. I'm sure there is a selfish component; it is I think as close as we get short of death to being a part of whatever great spirit or God you believe in.

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I'm in a Relationship with Breastfeeding; and It's Complicated

I'm in a Relationship with Breastfeeding; and It's Complicated

Depending on who you ask, breastfeeding it the most natural, exhausting, beautiful, gross, impossible, essential, painful, perfect experience of motherhood. Some take to it like a duck to water, others struggle for a year to get the perfect latch, others know from the start that it’s not their choice for feeding their babies, some pump exclusively for months before being able to feed from the breast.

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