I have been curious how pierced nipples affect breastfeeding. So I did some research, and if you have ever wondered about this too, then here’s the scoop. Pierced nipples shouldn’t cause a problem with milk production, but they can cause the breast to leak a little more due to the extra holes. Each nipple has [...]
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Breastfeeding is a wonderful thing. Not only is it a baby’s best food, free, and environmentally friendly, it also has a host of other medicinal uses and serves as a terrific parenting tool. Baby crying? Time to breastfeed. Child hurt, tantruming, or fighting with sibling? Put a boob in her mouth. But can too much [...]
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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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The following post is by Glenda from Me and Mine in a Small Town. Glenda is a Christian, Bible reading, breastfeeding, cloth diapering, baby wearing, soon to be homeschooling, co sleeping, stay at home, married mother of 4 children. She recently wrote me telling me about some problems she was having with breastfeeding at church, [...]
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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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Is it always bad to advertise for baby bottles? Does it always break the WHO International Code of Marketing Breast milk Substitutes? Would it be unethical of a blog to advertise for baby bottles if no imagery was used? What about if that site was a beastfeeding site and the ad was meant solely for [...]
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My toddler likes to pull on and look down my shirt from time to time. She likes to make sure her milkies are still there, I guess. This weekend, during a rare cuddle with the whole family in bed, was no exception. She took the blankets and pulled them back and pulled on my pajama [...]
