It Tastes Like Love

PHOTO CREDIT: @Teschka “Can we please leave COVID-19 out it, there’s enough pressure to breastfeed,” cried one mother as a chorus of others agreed – calling out “mom-shaming” after someone dared to share new scientific research via a WhatsApp group about the potential protections mother’s milk offers to the novel coronavirus. “I feel bad that I stopped, I didn’t know,” another mum said, and in the clamour to reassure her that she was doing a good job and "fed is best", a k

BY LIZ THOMAS, KAREN HOLT, DIONNE LASHLEY AND JAYANTI NOOMI All pictures by Karen Holt Photography Shot on location: Rajasthan Rifles , Black Sheep Restaurants [Campaign Supporting Venue] Karen Holt, #Ittasteslikelove Campaign Photographer It was important to me to be able to capture these images because I’m all too aware that, sadly, when it comes to matters of maternal health - we are not all treated equally. Recently a dear friend of mine appeared on a documentary in the

World Breastfeeding Week is a wonderful rallying point in the year - helping to get breastfeeding into the press and talked about by businesses, brands and broader society. It is of course important to have this focus, to really talk about how we can help more families breastfeed, and what society - employers, communities, businesses can do to empower parents and ensure there are plenty of safe spaces. Our #Ittasteslikelove campaign is rooted in the idea that it is a shared r

#Ittasteslikelove photographer Rosie is off on a new adventure, as she bids farewell to the city that's been her home for more than 25 years to make a new life in London, she tells us why she joined the campaign, her highlights, and why this isn't goodbye... Rosie and her family shot by Mai Fotography As my journey in Hong Kong comes to an end, I can’t help but reflect on my time here, I have spent the last 25 years in this beautiful city, particularly the last 5 years which

Hong Kong authorities are still separating COVID-19 positive parents from their babies and children, a harrowing practice that goes against UN and WHO guidelines. We take a look at the expert opinion on how best to treat breastfeeding mothers during the pandemic. World Health Organisation WHO recommends that mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 should be encouraged to initiate or continue to breastfeed. Mothers should be counselled that the benefits of breastfeeding

BY GUEST WRITER, HEATHER LIN Photo Credit: Brian Smeets, Smeets Studios "Follow me,” your HR manager clips briskly, leading you down the hallway at an efficient pace. Together, you wind and turn through the bowels of your workplace, entering new lands you never knew existed. “Here we go.” With the flick of a humming halogen light and the heavy shove of a wonky door that doesn’t quite open right, you are shown your new domain. “Ahh,” you comment politely, quickly taking in t

Credit: Clare Rothstein I was nervous the first time I did it. Nervous and a little afraid. Perhaps I was pushing too many boundaries?  I have no problems directly nursing my baby (#dropthecover) but pumping in public? I worried it was too weird. I was worried it was unchartered territory. But I was also fed up. Fed up of being directed to the bathroom, the storeroom, the conference room, or the stairwell. I was tired of this bizarre pumping jig – a sort of hokey pokey to gat

Breastfeeding is the final part of a wonderful, exhausting, and life-changing triathlon launching us into motherhood, but while we tend to plan and research for stages one and two – pregnancy and labour – it’s easy to put off thinking about this last bit. It’s understandable, there are wonderful little apps that help you navigate and understand your pregnancy, and there are an array of courses and books to help you plan your birth, but we tend to think of nursing as something

BY ROSALIA SEMPERE PICO, #Ittasteslikelove CAMPAIGN PHOTOGRAPHER OWNER: RSP PHOTOGRAPHY Photo credit: GONZALO MORENO FOTOGRAPHIA The first time I was asked to photograph a mother breastfeeding was two years ago when I was photographing my friend Ziggy with her son in my studio. Of course, I was more than happy to capture those images but to me, it felt like an unusual request. I always thought breastfeeding was a private thing between mother and child. I now realise the idea

BY GUEST WRITER, KRISTIN HANDFORD I absolutely loved being pregnant. Yes, there were aches and pains, as well as nausea, fatigue, and the trials of a Hong Kong summer. But I had my little nugget growing in my belly and I felt empowered and in awe of what the female body can do. I worked as a personal trainer for the whole nine months. I was strong, healthy, and plugging along towards (and then past) my due date. Labour was medically induced at 41 weeks and 5 days; membranes w