by Melodie on February 28th, 2010

I’ve been inspired. Dionna at Code Name Mama does a monthly love links post and this month she linked to one of my articles that discussed the semantics of the terms “full term” versus “extended” breastfeeding. Thanks Dionna! Months ago I did a post on links to some great breastfeeding posts, but nothing since. So I thought [...]

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by Melodie on February 27th, 2010

I recently received an email telling me that I had been chosen as one of Upspring Baby’s Top 10 Breastfeeding Blogs. Upspring Baby is the maker of Milkscreen, a home test for checking the alcohol level in your breast milk.
While hearing that you’re top 10 anything makes a person want to do a little happy [...]

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by Melodie on January 30th, 2010

I’ve recently been inspired by a few blogs in terms of creating some fun indoor activities for my kids. I’m not terribly crafty but I’ve even been inspired to try my hand at sewing some simple toys! I spent the week experimenting with the ideas, and then ended the week by reading 9 ways to encourage [...]

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by Melodie on December 9th, 2009

A blog carnival is a type of blog event. It is similar to a magazine, in that it is dedicated to a particular topic, and is published on a regular schedule, often weekly or monthly. Each edition of a blog carnival is in the form of a blog article that contains permalinks to other blog articles [...]

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Bravado Designs is launching an information arm called the Bravado Breastfeeding Information Council (BBIC)  www.breastfeedinginformation.org on November 10th, which will serve as a resource to the media, including non-traditional outlets (like blogs), that both authoritatively communicate to and influence women, to provide accurate and non-judgmental information, statistics and trends on a regular basis in order to educate [...]

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by on October 17th, 2009

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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The following post was sent as a letter to the Station Managers and offending hosts of KHYH 92.5 The Block FM on Tuesday August 11, 2009.
There is a big difference between me blogging about my opinion on breastfeeding and a television or radio media personality voicing their opinion on breastfeeding. People come to my blog [...]

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