The International Workshop on Women and HIV is a special meeting for me. In 2021, this was the first opportunity that I had to speak on an international stage. At this time, it was virtual because you know – COVID. I was pregnant with Babygirl Zuri then.
Can you believe that she is a whole freaking 3 and a half years old now? Wow, time really does pass quickly.
But what I remember the most about that panel is that I was at the beginning of what felt like an impossible, daunting, scary, anxiety-ridden decision of how I was going to feed the baby growing inside of my body. Those feelings were often comforted when I had the opportunity to hear directly from providers who had long cared for other women living with HIV who breastfed, and their babies remained free of HIV. Even more so when I spoke to the moms, themselves, who had accomplished such a great feat. Continue reading...
