Most breastfeeding moms at one time or another have heard a baby cry who wasn’t their own and felt their milk let down. This is kind of what I’m talking about today, but not exactly. Nor am I talking about nursing someone else’s child for money or because you’ve struck up a deal with someone [...]
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I was surprised when I heard Glenda’s story of not being supported by her Church family around her breastfeeding her infant daughter (with a nursing cover no less!), but I am usually never surprised when I hear about Facebook removing yet another breastfeeding photo or art piece. But I did come close when Kate Hansen sent [...]
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Check out this excellent 20/20 New Zealand video: Milking It, where two mothers talk about breastfeeding their three and five year olds, and two young women talk about remembering being breastfed until the age of five and seven. Watch and listen to their experiences and see for yourself if these kids are damaged or if these [...]
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It is widely recommended by health professionals that you introduce whole cow’s milk into your baby’s diet at 12 months of age. It doesn’t matter if they are breastfed or formula fed, but at age one they want you to start giving your child whole cow or goat milk. Most moms I know have unquestioningly [...]
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My nursling is three so I’m pretty sure we’re closer to the end of the spectrum of our breastfeeding relationship than the beginning. For the most part I still really enjoy breastfeeding my daughter. I get to sit down and relax, we re-connect and make googly eyes at each other, my mind gets a chance [...]
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A reader sent me these and I just love them! There is just so much personality in these pictures, don’t you think? Thank you Jennifer! Photo credits: Liz Lott Participating in linkys at Go Graham Go, 5 Minutes for Mom, Live and Love…Out Loud, 7 Clown Circus, A Beautiful Mess and a slew of them [...]
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My youngest daughter who just turned three, spent her first night without me this weekend. My husband and I just celebrated our fifth anniversary and wanted to have an overnight without the kids so my mom watched both of them. It has been a long time coming, and my youngest has been ready for quite awhile. [...]
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