I interrupt the regularly scheduled program (Monday Musings) to bring you an important message. In order to maintain my own integrity, as well as that of my blog, and because I believe in informed consumer choice I want to tell you a few things I learned over the weekend about Lansinoh®. A few days ago [...]
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I was contacted by a Lansinoh representative about doing a review of a few of their products for my blog. I was interested, but upon reviewing their products felt that I could not do the review justice without some assistance from a mom with a new baby, as many of Lansinoh’s products are geared towards [...]
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I just finished reading the latest edition of Mothering Magazine. Hands up, who else has read Breastfeeding in the Land of Genghis Khan? I just about wet my pants it was so funny. But even more so, it is a huge eye opener for how breastfeeding can be. For those of you who haven’t read [...]
Continue reading about A Conversation About Breastfeeding in Mongolia and Jack Newman
It’s Monday of World Breastfeeding Awareness Week. Monday’s are always good days to organize your week and make goals. Now that everyone knows what I wanted to do this week and what I am doing for World Breastfeeding Awareness Week instead, I thought it should [...]
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Bosom Buddies. Breast Friends. There’s a funny little cult of breastfeeding moms out there, and I have to admit I belong, only I usually choose not to use a colloquialism. It creates too weird of a visual for me. (Shaking head). I have many breastfeeding friends. I have breastfeeding friends at home, most of whom I’ve [...]
I didn’t think about breastfeeding very much at all when I was pregnant. I knew my extended family wouldn’t jump for joy that I planned to breastfeed for at least a year, but I knew I would do it anyway and I assumed it was easy. That was it. Nearer to my due date my [...]
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A few years back I was at a La Leche League meeting. Mother’s Day had just passed. We had a “round robin” question asking moms to share their Mother’s Day celebrations. Everyone had a nice story of some type: hubby brought flowers, they slept in late, had a peaceful bubble bath, older kids cooked breakfast [...]
