I recently received this email request to pass along to all of you:

The Office on Women’s Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is developing a breastfeeding guide and would like to include personal stories from real women. We are looking for stories that describe how women have overcome challenges, such as a lack of support or mastitis, to successfully breastfeed. If you would like your story to be considered for the guide, please email it to us at 4.woman@mail.ps.net with “Breastfeeding Guide 2” in the subject line. Stories should be 300 words or less.

We are also in need of high-resolution, discreet photos for the guide. Please let us know in your email if you have any photos that you would like to share.

The present breastfeeding guides can be found here.