Blogs Posts on "Breastfeeding"
Ordinary tomorrow. by Becoming Sarah on Nov 16, 2009There is a certain drudgery in the work of motherhood. It is a sort of dull and familiar repetition, a pattern of lackluster chores with no foreseeable end. Our day begins around six in the morning. Charlotte wakes up and I nurse her. W...
Formula Fed America by Blog of an Artistic Madre on Nov 15, 2009I want to see this.
Bebe au Lait Review by Mom's Best Bets on Nov 13, 2009We all know how beneficial breastfeeding is for babies, but it can pose some difficulties for busy moms. For all of the new moms and moms-to-be, I have a great "best bet" for you- Bebe au Lait nursing covers!Claire Ekelund, a proud nursing mom, real...
Breastfeeding Worries - Pumping Failure by Chaotic Kristy on Nov 12, 2009Once I made an appointment to get my wisdom teeth removed I was told that I had to pump and dump for 24 hours and would need to pump enough breast-milk to last till I could feed again. I was able to get a hand pump from the WIC office but I was not s...
When are infants ready for solid food? by Thoughts of Nate's Dad on Nov 8, 2009So our pediatrician gave us the go ahead to start giving Nate solid foods. I wanted to understand what was behind that recommendation. The main things that doctor was looking for was the following:Loss of tongue-thrust reflex Able to turn away (say...
Filling up that baby belly by No Ordinary Homestead on Nov 5, 2009Mackenzie is officially moving from 9 month to 12 month sized clothing today. In German sizes, that means we’re starting on the 80 (cm) sizes now. I pulled a TON of stuff out of her dresser last night, mostly pajamas that just don’t quite...
From your mother, the bearer of the milk-stuff. by Becoming Sarah on Nov 5, 2009Dear Charlotte, For a natural, biological act, breastfeeding sure took an ass-load of effort. It will never cease to amaze me that the human species exists at all given how difficult and agonizing breastfeeding was in the beginning. The truth...
My boobies need to go night-night too. by Becoming Sarah on Nov 4, 2009No amount of scratching our heads has revealed to either Donald or I why Charlotte stopped sleeping through the night. She was snoozing nine, ten, sometimes eleven or twelve hours a pop and all was well in the world and then BAM! overnight ever...
Top Teeth by Crazy Adventures in Parenting on Nov 3, 2009We literally had to hang Baby Dude by the rafters to get a shot of his new tooth poking through. (Alright, we don't have any rafters, but still...) Operation Dangle Baby Dude had to be done, he wouldn't let us pry his baby mouth open long enough to g...
Typed from the grave. by Becoming Sarah on Oct 26, 2009Charlotte is trying to kill me. Oh, she tries to be sneaky and act innocent about it, but I am on to her. I see Very Clearly what she’s trying to do. She’s a mother-killer, that one. A MOTHER-KILLER. She wants to be held all t...
