by Chetana Mrunalini
Bangalore, India
 
As a young child, when I came to know that families come in different varieties and that adoption was an option to build a family, it struck a chord in my heart. When I saw families with adopted children, though very rare, I would often daydream of being a part of a similar family.

by Jeana Wong
LLL Singapore Group

Grannies in my neighbourhood often commented on how small my children were for their age. Then they would watch wide-eyed as Judy and Gene, now nine and five years old, swigged their water and munched

Jia Xin Tian
Hualien City, Taiwan

When I was pregnant, I decided that I wanted to exclusively breastfeed my baby. It made practical sense since I had applied for unpaid maternity leave, and I knew breastfeeding would save me a lot of money while I wasn’t earning. I was also aware that it would be best for my baby’s health. ​My mother encouraged me to breastfeed, saying she had breastfed both me and my brother, and that my baby would suck naturally when he was put to my breast. Little did I know what lay ahead.

by Alicia Horsley
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I am a mother of four children, aged between 13 months and 15 years. Now that I have been a mother for 15 years (and I have completed my 93rd month of breastfeeding – I hope to make it to 120 months which will be a decade of breastfeeding!), I have recently stepped back to reflect on how I have approached parenting and how breastfeeding has influenced my parenting style.