Before I became a mother, I didn’t know how long I would breastfeed. Before the birth of my first daughter I thought that I would return to work immediately following a year long maternity leave, so I guess I pictured breastfeeding until she turned one. But when she turned one I knew that we would [...]
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Welcome to this month’s Breastfeeding Carnival, “Share a Story.” Since this Carnival falls on the day of my regular Monday Musings, I thought I would combine the two. My contribution is called “Can Early Public Breastfeeding Sightings Shape One’s Future Breastfeeding Practices?” and within this post are two stories, as told from my then outsiders [...]
Welcome to the Carnival of “This is what a nursing toddler looks like,” organized by @TopHat8855 from The Bee in Your Bonnet. Please see below for more great posts! Here is my contribution entitled “The Pros and Cons of Breastfeeding a Toddler.”
The Pros
I love breastfeeding my toddler because it is a great way for us [...]
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My daughter nursed all through my second pregnancy. Some of my friends thought she would wean when my milk dried up, like some of theirs had, but I wasn’t surprised at all when she just kept going, and going, and going.
There was a time I thought my oldest daughter would never wean. I was certain [...]
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