I had to get up. With my breasts full of milk, I was way too uncomfortable to sleep. My boobs were demanding I empty them and so while everyone else slept I joyfully got up and pumped.
Date nights with my lovely husband, who I just teasingly called a ‘fucker’ because we love each other like that. But really, nights away, with no (less) guilt and dammit, maybe even a weekend getaway (mom, are you reading this? — my birthday is in July. Friendly reminder). I sh...
“I was monitored by my neurologist to get a balance between safety for my son and keeping my risk of a seizure low. Seizures can be triggered by lack of sleep and I was feeding day and night, but I took good care of myself, as did my husband. It’s been a positive experience....
I breastfeed for my daughters. At first glance, this would seem obvious: I have all girls. We all breastfeed or formula feed our children for them, it is what you do as a parent; feed your child. And this is of course true for me as well. After all, breastfeeding is the biologic...
57 Comments Extraordinary Breastfeeding features three women at different stages of the breastfeeding cycle and questions why there is such a stigma attached to the amount of time women breastfeed their children. In this challenging and revealing documentary we will witness the extremes, from one mo...
My journey with him and without him deeply influenced the development of my family. who I looked for as a husband and a father. I am also still getting to know him. He died in 1982. He was born the same year, my grandmother’s father disappeared from her life in 1916. He shows ...
“When I was nursing my oldest son, our family often asked when I was going to stop nursing him. I started saying “when you stop asking”. I didn’t understand how what I did in my home had any effect on them and their daily life, no need to be concerned with what we were doin...
While my husband and I were decorating and furnishing the… VIEWthePOST Share 0 BabyBreastfeeding Joovy Feeding Essentials: Must Have’s for The Breastfeeding Mom Posted onAugust 30, 201722 Comments These days, parent shoppers can easily come across a wide… ...
there is still plenty of sIgA. A woman produces about 2.5 grams of IgA daily for her own use; a baby, who is less than 1/10thof the mother’s size, receives .5 gram to one full gram while nursing. Even past the first birthday, there are significant amounts of IgA in the milk an...
The Baby Tracker app is also good for a daily summary of activities; this helps you analyze and evaluate the plans for the next day, week, month, and even year; after all, no plans are bad; it’s the implementation. You also get a calendar with inbuilt notes; you can keep track of...