Jillian Babbel Mendioro Archive

Maternity shoots are one of the quintessential third-trimester activities during a pregnancy.  We’ve hunted down some of the most awe-inspiring queer mama photo shoots to give you some major inspo. When Tara and I were taking maternity photos one of the most important things ...Read More

Lesbian mommies, Jillian and Tara, give an update on how co-nursing in real life is going 1 month in with their son, Auggie.  Topics include power pumping, cracked nipples, Jillian going back to work, the challenges and rewards. Howdy mamas!  Jillian here – sharing ...Read More

We’re moms and we’re co-nursing!  After months of planning, pumping and waiting, little Augustus John finally arrived! So how did co-nursing go IRL vs the plan? TOTALLY DIFFERENT!  Tara ended up having a quite challenging time for the 12 hours postpartum which led to ...Read More

Tara and I are thrilled to announce the arrival of our sweet baby boy, Augustus John. Little Auggie is the reason LesbianMommies.com exists and we couldn’t be happier he’s finally here.  We’re totally and completely in love are are feeling like the luckiest gals ...Read More

If you missed it – I’m inducing lactation and we’re planning on co-nursing our son (due in less than a week!). There is SO little detailed information about induced lactation and even less on co-nursing, so we’ll be sharing our story and progress on ...Read More

Did you know that a woman doesn’t need to give birth to a baby to be able to breastfeed? Because I didn’t!  Or maybe I had heard about an adoptive mother breastfeeding in the back corner of my brain, but had never even thought ...Read More

A straight-forward guide written by a lesbian mommy-to-be about How Lesbians Make Babies.  Broken into 9 key steps to go from idea to a conception.   This post originally appeared on Our Toasty Life. There are quite a few options (or decisions) when it comes ...Read More