I don’t usually blog images here that aren’t for sale in my etsy shop but this news is too exciting not to share!
This photo I took of a mama giraffe nursing her young is going to be the lead-off slide for a skills session on tandem nursing at this year’s East Coast More than… LATCH Conference! As a breastfeeding counselor who’s accruing hours to sit the IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultants) exam myself I was thrilled when tandem nursing skills session leader Lynn Dunn-Mahon contacted me for permission to use the image and couldn’t be more thrilled to see it put to such great use. I only wish I could be there to hear these great presentations myself – what a powerhouse conference Susan Hatcher of Health Source for Women has put together.
Taking Tandem Nursing to New Heights
Until I saw this mama giraffe and her children at the Ramat Gan Safari Park here in Israel I never realized that some animals tandem nurse, I’d always assumed that the older nursling is weaned before the next one arrives. What a treat to witness such a special moment.
This image is not currently listed in my shop. If you’d like to purchase a copy let me know and I’ll make a listing for you right away – it would look great on the wall of a breastfeeding clinic. And while you’re here, take a moment to click through to the shop as well for more images that would look great on your home or office wall.)
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Congratulation on your new blog. It takes a lot of time and effort to set up a site and keep it going, but your photography is great. I always enjoy being around the island. Is it going to be the new home of the Summer Stock Sunday? yes – I crave summer.
Thanks Ellie. Summer Stock Sunday will stay in its current home – Around the Island Photography (this post excepted
) is my place to share the stories behind the photos for sale in my etsy shop.
How totally cool that you photo is being recognized — AND that it is going to help support something you champion.
I love giraffes!
What a great photo!
Kangaroos are the tandem nursing champions – Mama’s got a “toddler” joey hopping in and out of the pouch, a newborn (still fetal, really) joey staying in the pouch, at a different nipple, which is producing a different type of milk, just for him – and she’s pregnant!
Ooh, you’re right – I’d forgotten about kangaroos. I remember learning about the way they produce different types of milk in different nipples. So cool!
What a unique picture. Congratulations!!!
How VERY cool! Congratulations on the well-deserved recognition.
That is very cool….I’ve never seen that either. I suppose bigger animals do continue to nurse longer.
A mothers job is never done