You might notice that you never see me wearing breastfeeding tops. The nursing wear that I have come across as a breastfeeding mother is either too expensive or too ugly. I took to the 2 shirt method (wearing 2 shirts and pulling the top one up above my breast and the bottom one down under my breast to free my nipple) and when that became too much work I now simply tug whatever I am wearing under my breast and expose my chest; something that has never bothered me.
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The Home Birth of Sweet Wyatt William
By Sally Sites
In October 2005, I met the first love of my life- my wonderful husband Jake. On August 19th 2010, my second love was born (plans for a natural, relaxed birth center birth were derailed by a pitocin induction at the hospital…I still birthed as naturally as I could while tethered to an IV lying in a bed but it was everything I didn’t want). My passion for all things pregnancy/birth/breastfeeding developed as I grew into my new role as a mom to my darling little man. [Read more…]
Lillebaby Love: A Review of the Lillebaby COMPLETE
I don’t remember exactly when we became a babywearing family. You know how people share photos of themselves on Facebook and add, “We’re a breastfeeding, cloth diapering, babywearing, extended rear-facing, natural child-birthing family!” Yeah, I totally do that. Maybe it’s obnoxious and I do sort of giggle while I’m doing it, but I’m not going to lie; I am proud of the things we have learned and the things we do differently than we used to based on our changing values since becoming parents. But I can’t remember when “babywearing” became a part of my identity. [Read more…]
Top Ten Reasons to Attend MommyCon
10. Find Your Mama Tribe: You will make friends. I mean you actually will make friends. The place is teeming with moms. They even have mom to mom contact cards lying around so that you can easily exchange contact information with the people you meet and want to see again. The atmosphere is tailored to celebrate all of the beauty in motherhood, to bring moms together who are in similar places in their parenting journey and to strengthen bonds between us. You’d think it was like a party for moms or something. Oh, wait… [Read more…]
A Review of the Joovy Toofold by Micralite: Stroller Use in the “Attached” Family: Part 1
When my first child was born I became an Attachment Parenting zealot. I thought this style of parenting was the answer to all of the world’s problems and if a person didn’t practice it with rigidity then they were part of the problem of making the world a terrible place. I was new to all of this and jumped on this new thing like an extremist. It filled a sort of void during the transition into motherhood when my world felt upside down, like a teenager hitting puberty. [Read more…]
Breastfeeding Evolves: Tandem Nursing Challenges
On the real tip, I don’t like breastfeeding Jack anymore. It’s hard to say it. That’s my precious first born. The one who made me a mother. The one who showed me the beauty in breastfeeding. First, breastfeeding was the thing I wanted most in life. Then when I got it I was the happiest I had ever been. And 3 years later it’s now the most frustrating and emotionally overwhelming thing I have ever experienced. Breastfeeding evolves, like everything else. [Read more…]
The Ultimate MommyCon Giveaway
I’ve been with MommyCon for over a year now. The only comments I have ever seen about the fastest growing natural parenting convention are “What is MommyCon?” or “I love MommyCon.” Proving that to know MommyCon is to love MommyCon.
What is MommyCon? MommyCon is a parenting convention that focuses on natural and organic parenting methods. [Read more…]
Become a Badass Public Breastfeeder in 7 Days: Day 7 – Know Your Rights
Congratulations! You have made it to the last day of How to be a Badass Public Breastfeeder in 7 Days! This course will end with a summary of laws protecting breastfeeding in public and a list of breastfeeding resources for you to have on hand anytime you need them.
Breastfeeding is not a lifestyle choice. It is a public health issue.
Breastfeeding in public is not a privilege. It is a civil right. [Read more…]
