Our Breastfeeding Journey – Pregnancy
My sister-in-law had her first baby three months before my first baby was due. I remember talking with her when we were both pregnant wondering what breastfeeding would be like – if it would hurt and...
View ArticleOur Breastfeeding Journey – Immediate Post Partum
Immediately after I pushed Gabriel into this world I was on cloud nine, but also in a state of shock as I came out of my laborland stupor, and it felt VERY surreal. When I think about how long we...
View ArticleOur Breastfeeding Journey – The First Six Weeks
The first six weeks of breastfeeding is a learning experience. And there is a big learning curve for both baby and mother. Even if breastfeeding is going very well, everyone is learning a lot and...
View ArticleMy (and River’s) Breastfeeding Journey
This is a breastfeeding story written by a dear friend and doula client of mine. She is one of the sweetest people I have been blessed to know and is an incredible mother. Please take the time to...
View ArticleOur Breastfeeding Journey – Back to Work – From Breast to Bottle
I was scheduled to go back to work when Gabriel was 13 weeks. I was grateful for the three months I had with him after he was born, but I was dreading… DREADING, going back to work. Instead of being...
View ArticleTallahassee: Baby’s Friend or Foe?
I listened in on a very interesting conference call today. The call was about Best Fed Beginnings, which is an effort to help hospitals nationwide make quality improvements to maternity care to...
View ArticleCoconut Oil and Breastfeeding
I Love Coconut Oil I use coconut oil as a moisturizer and love I it. It smells so good and hydrates my skin wonderfully! As you know, there aren’t any added chemicals, preservatives or toxins in...
View ArticleGreat Expectations For The New Mother
I tell everybody that when Gabriel was born he was such an easy baby. G was a beautiful joy to be around and anything he did was glorious. I nursed him whenever he wanted, held him whenever he wanted...
View ArticleOur Breastfeeding Journey – Breastfeeding From One Breast
Before reading about why in the heck we were breastfeeding from one breast, go ahead and read my previous posts about our breastfeeding journey, start here: Our Breastfeeding Journey – Pregnancy Our...
View ArticleMilk Sharing
This holiday season has been especially interesting this year. Interesting is not quite the word… bizarre? Not gone according to plan?? For those of you who don’t know, on Christmas Day I wasn’t...
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