Fabulous Home Birth Mom of the Day: Erykah Badu

photo from the New Yorker

Erykah is the mother of two children, and both were born at home. Here's an interesting quote I found on Mocha Milk where the artist speaks about breastfeeding her oldest child until the age of two:

"When I first had the baby, I was breastfeeding for two years straight, so we were together for two years of his life - every day, all hours of the day. So I was two people, and I eventually morphed back into one. Now he's part of me. He's very independent as a result of it. I thought it was going to be the opposite...I was very worried that he was going to be attached since we were together every day, but I guess it made him feel comfortable: 'I know she's around. She'll be there.' It made me feel like a very responsible person and tidy, and my health was better because I'm now responsible for someone's whole reason for being."

And just because I'm a huge fan of her music and personal style, check out the video for "Honey" from Erykah's new album, New Amerykah, Pt. 1 (4th World War):