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Explaining Lactation to My Kindergartener
Have you ever talked with a kindergartener? Have you ever fallen down into their rabbit hole of questions? This morning, my son wanted to know exactly how his brother gets milk from my breasts. Like,...
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Cold Relief in Late Pregnancy
I’m three weeks into a cold, 36 weeks pregnant. Most likely, I have a sinus infection. I’ve been to see my midwives, my chiropractor, and my PCP (whom I saw twice). Everyone agrees that I am a...
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Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival: My Breastfeeding Mantra
Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival!This post was written as part of the Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For...
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Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival: How Have My Breastfeeding Goals Changed?
Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival! This post was written as part of the Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For...
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Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival: Favorite Breastfeeding Benefit
Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival!This post was written as part of the Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For...
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Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival: How Breastfeeding Changed My Life
Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival!This post was written as part of the Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For...
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Breastfeeding Positions to Assist Baby’s Reflexes
When my second son was born, I visited a few IBCLC’s to help figure out why he nursed so frequently without ever seeming to fill up. He was a snacker! Their advice was for me to try laid back...
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Packing My Hospital Bag for Baby #3
Image SourceMy job this week: pack my go-bag for the hospital.The first time around, we packed a ton of luggage and didn’t use most of it. The second time, I packed all the wrong things and my husband...
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Cervical Checks?
Last week, at the end of my midwife visit, we discussed my upcoming Group B Strep test. “Would you like a cervical check when we do that?” she asked.I had a week to think about it, and went back and...
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Parenting Epiphanies
I’ve had several life-changing epiphanies since becoming a parent. Is epiphany the right word? What happened was I observed other moms doing these things and then I copied these women and found out the...
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On Cribs and Other Protective Devices
We bought a new-to-us crib in anticipation of this third baby. The last actual crib we had was when my oldest was a baby, but then drop-side cribs were recalled and since he didn’t really sleep in...
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Weight Loss During Lactation: My Favorite Tools
As someone who’s been an athlete for much of my life, I try to focus on fitness and health more than I do numbers on a scale. My sport of choice was rugby, so I’ve always been surrounded by fit bodies...
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The Family Van
Let me begin by saying I have no ties to feeling cool or hip. I don’t need my car to look good or flashy or even go very fast. But, I do prefer my car to get good gas mileage. I find it really, really...
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Nursing On the Go with Older Siblings in Tow
When my second son was born, a wise mama friend told me I’d soon become an expert at nursing while standing. She was right.I had no idea how challenging it could be to take multiple kids out in public...
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Feeding My Newly Expanded Family
I’ve been reading the New Leaf Wellness blog for awhile now (Kelly leads our New Mom’s Connections here at the shop and just generally has great ideas!) and was intrigued by her meal preparation before...
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Adventures in Tandem Nursing
Well, it’s happening. I’m nursing both my newborn and my toddler. And it’s actually fine.For one thing, my milk came in almost immediately after my baby was born. By the time he was 24 hours old, he...
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Wedding Season
Many moons ago, when I first learned I was pregnant, I wrote about locating a bridesmaids dress I could wear in my sister’s wedding and still nurse my baby. That wedding is approaching! And the week...
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A (Rough) Day in the Life with 3 Wee Ones
5am: the baby wakes up and starts to poop, very loudly.5:30am: he’s all done, ready to be cleaned up and looking to nurse6am: well fed, clean, the baby drifts back to sleep just as the older 2 wake up...
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Travel Preparations for Young Families
I mentioned that we’re getting ready for a complicated journey to two weddings. We’ve got a 5-year-old, a 2-year-old, and a 6-week-old baby. Even generating a packing list took all of my concentration...
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Becoming a Milk Donor
I’ve never had a comfortable relationship with the breast pump. I fell victim to a number of booby traps with my first son and wound up unable to express any milk for him while I was at work, even...
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