Tag: breastfeeding
My Breastfeeding Journey: From Exclusively Pumping to Nursing My Baby
It's 8pm on a Tuesday evening, and I'm nursing my baby to sleep. For a lot of breastfeeding moms, this wouldn't be a big...
Five Tips for Increasing Milk Supply
Let's start this post with a disclaimer...
I'm told that for some moms, breastfeeding is a natural, beautiful process that inspires feelings of joy and bonding and...
Fourth Trimester — The Postpartum No One Talks About
#4thtrimester #postpartum #takingbackpostpartum
All of these hashtags—when searched on Instagram or Twitter—have a couple of things in common. You'll find pictures and posts about losing...
4 Tips to Prepare Your Kids for a New Baby
We've been preparing our two boys (4 1/2 and 3 years old) for the arrival of their new sibling since I entered the second trimester....
I’m Nursing a Toddler (But You Don’t Have To!)
If there is one struggle all mothers have faced at some point in their mothering career, it is mom-shaming.
If you are letting them cry-it-out,...
To the Mommies Who Can’t Breastfeed: You’re Doing Just Fine
I don’t think that anyone will dispute the fact that breastfeeding is good for babies. The antibodies and nutrients that a baby gains from breastfeeding...
What Happened to Beautiful and Natural? This Sucks (or Doesn’t)!
It had never crossed my mind that I might have trouble breastfeeding my child. I knew a lot of people who chose not to do...
Nursing in Nashville – The Big Latch On
I truly never thought I would be a mother who would breastfeed in a public place. Ever.
I am a pretty modest person when it comes...