Your child wants to breastfeed for so many reasons other than to fill their belly.
[Read more…]Breastfeeding Through the Night
For more on this topic click here for our podcast episode.
When my baby was just a couple months old my pediatrician told me that he should be sleeping 10-12 hours a night without waking up. He didn’t sleep anywhere near that (and still doesn’t at 7.5 years old). So naturally I freaked out! I thought there was something wrong with him.
[Read more…]The Birth and Breastfeeding Story of Britn Jones
My #breastfeeding journey has been an amazing one. I did not get the birth I had imagined, but breastfeeding healed that. I had pictured this beautiful, natural, no-intervention birth. Instead I got every complication I could.
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Co-Sleeping With the Breastfeeding Baby
This is one of the early co-sleeping setups we had. It’s funny how fancy and clean it looks. Totally a posed photo. (There is bungee cord underneath connecting the bed to the crib so that there wouldn’t be a gap).
You Made Me A Breastfeeding Badass
Jack asked me, “Mommy, is everyone born with something that they are really good at?”
“Well, sure. I guess. Probably more than one thing.”
[Read more…]Breastfeeding Is Hard Work
Sometimes people truly do not understand what we do all day. The house is a mess, we haven’t gotten dressed, we haven’t eaten and items on the to-do list are unmarked. People think we’re on vacation because we are not at a job or running errands or cleaning. They think we are eating Bonbons while watching soap operas (OK, maybe we are but only because we can’t get up.)
[Read more…]The Milkies Milker Saver Versus Milk Saver On-The-Go: Which One Is Right For You?
That time you were breastfeeding your newborn and your other leaking breast soaked through your shirt.
[Read more…]The Badass Breastfeeder Blog – 7 Years of Breastfeeding Advocacy
Jack asked me, “Mommy, is everyone born with something that they are really good at?”
“Well, sure. I guess. Probably more than one thing.”
“What are you good at?”
Goodbye Num Nums
By Melody Griffith
Num Nums is leaving
I feel it everyday
Even though it’s time to go
A part of me wants you to stay [Read more…]
