Welcome Breastfeeding Carnival readers! This month participants are writing about overcoming breastfeeding challenges. Since the Breastfeeding Carnival falls on a Monday, this week’s post will replace my regular Monday Musings post.
To overcome breastfeeding challenges, whether they be physical, social or emotional, the best thing to do is attend La Leche League meetings.
The free mom-to-mom support, education, [...]
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I’ve had such a bad day today. Not only was the work day bad but the fact that I can’t go out tonight to release the pressure that builds inside you when you have a bad day is, well, very bad. So I’m blogging about it. Without a picture. Just so you get how bad [...]
This is Post #3 in my Breastfeeding and Mental Health series. Today I am honoured to have a guest post from Arwyn at Raising My Boychick who shares her experience of a meeting with her psychiatrist when she was considering having a baby and breastfeeding. The other posts in this series can be found here, [...]
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This is post #2 in my Mental Health and Breastfeeding series. The other posts can be found here, here and here.
In her article Does breastfeeding really protect against postpartum depression? Lauren Hale from the Atlanta Northside New Moms Examiner discusses one study’s findings that postpartum depression is the result of biochemical hormonal changes in the postpartum period.
She also [...]
Today I am honoured to have a guest post from Jennifer at Barely Knit Together.
As some of you know I am in the process of applying for my Masters in Social Work. My goal is to work with in psychiatry (my career background before I became a mom) specifically with women and families. I’d [...]
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How I Did It
Support. Sure it was my on-line community, but just knowing that over 100 other people were commiting to The Nourishing Gourmet’s Sugar-Free Challenge made it easier.
Commitment. I had to psyche myself up in order to completely commit to the idea of no longer putting sugar in my tea and no longer buying [...]
I know blogging has taken over my life when:
I can’t find time to write my entrance essay for applying for my Master’s Degree because I’m too busy blogging, replying to comments, reading other people’s blogs and twittering.
My husband thinks I love my blog more than I want to spend time with him (I admit this [...]
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