For nearly a century, we’ve been told that industry and science know better than the body of a mother. We were told that formula was more advanced than breast milk. That jars of baby food were safer and more “balanced” than what we made in our own kitchens. That doctors and institutions knew more about our babies than we did. And in the process, mothers lost their natural skill sets — the ancient knowing of how to breastfeed through challenges, how to soothe a fever, or how
