I’m in a deep sleep. I gradually awake to my baby whining.
Bad Day
Never quit on a bad day.
Instead, do these two things first.
Back to Work Pumping Made Easy, With Printable Do Not Disturb Sign
I’ve been pumping for 20 months (no, that’s not a typo) so I thought I’d share some tips that have made it possible for me to continue for this long. Hopefully these will help make your life little easier as well!
Where are we now? – 20 Months
I have mostly done posts about what I think new moms might be needing help with so I thought, this time, I’d let you into my little world for a second. I did the same in a more general way over here, but here, I thought I’d dive deeper into our nursing relationship and what…
Tip of the Day – Preventing Clogs
Feeling a little hard in a spot on your breast? Feel like you might have a clog coming on? Nurse your babe with their chin pointing to the clog. It will assist in loosening the clog, or wanna-be-clog before it becomes a clog. The direction in which their chin points is where they have the…
Now That’s Hilarious
10 Hilarious things about breastfeeding: 1. Milk Face There will be a time when your milk is flowing and for whatever reason they decide to unlatch and by consequence get a face full of milk. It’s in the eye, it’s in their nose, in their hair.. just everywhere, and it will be the cutest funniest…
A Child’s Perspective
Convo w/ a 10yr old this past weekend as a fed my daughter: 10YO: Don’t you have to.. go somewhere? Me: No, I can feed her where ever I want. 10YO: Well… Don’t you have to like.. cover yourself? Me: Not if I don’t want to. Plus, her head covers most of my boob. 10YO,…
Let’s Talk Fashion!
I have never used a cover. Maddy would hate it. Plus, it’s just a pain and another thing to carry around. For me, the fact that I can literally leave the house with only a diaper and a wipe in hand (or not even since I have a stash that I keep in the car)…
Nutrition
For me, there were no diet restrictions that I had to adhere to to provide Maddy with breast milk. I just drink a TON of water and keep my prenatal vitamins going. I didn’t tailor my diet for her, nor did I stay away from anything specific. Spicy foods? Bring them on. Women around the…
“Comfort Nursing”
Comfort nursing is always said with a negative connotation. As if our baby nursing for comfort is a bad thing. But put a binky in a baby’s mouth and it’s just, “Yup, they have a binky.” Mother’s are often warned against being a pacifier to their babies. This doesn’t sit well with me for some…
Naturally Milk 