I grew up in a home where love was shown through food. Baked goods to be exact. Luckily I got off easy. With the exception of my 14th year when I attempted to be bulimic (I could never get past the gagging part and I was scared of Ex-Lax™) and live off Slim Fast™ and Fibre [...]
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Does your nursling prefer one of your breasts over the other? Do you have a preferred side? Does it cause your breasts to be lopsided? Before I had kids I could say: “I have one foot that is just slightly longer than the other, and way thicker hair on the right side of my head, [...]
Today I received some mail from the girl I sponsor through World Vision in Mali. I was almost as excited by what was on the envelope as the Christmas card inside it.
On the front of the envelope was this stamp. (I apologize that it is so small). On it, it says “Republique Du Mali – [...]
Are you going to be a part of this year’s Global Breastfeeding Challenge? The Quintessence Foundation is holding its Breastfeeding Challenge 2009 this October 3rd with “latch on” occurring at 11am. Last year, there were 300 sites with over 7,632 babies in 19 countries. All that is needed is at least one breastfeeding mother and child. [...]
Last night I looked in the mirror and was surprised by the woman looking back at me. She had lines on her face, the sunken, dark eyes of a person who could never get enough sleep, and a profile, that without needing to look at her body gave away the fact that she still couldn’t [...]
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There’s a new breastfeeding doll on the European market that is creating quite the stir on the internet. It bears the unfortunate name, Bebé Glotón, which is actually a term of endearment in Spain, literally translated as “the gluttonous baby, “but if the doll ever makes it way to North America I’m sure that someone is [...]
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Ah, the early days of breastfeeding. They can be everything from painful and frustrating and full of teary moments to joyous, rewarding, and pride-instilling. But the one thing for sure, unless you are a breastfeeding expert before actually having your first child (Anyone? Anyone? Hm. Unlikely.) is realizing it is nothing like what you imagined [...]
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