Breastfeeding a Toddler – How Un-American

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Nursing a newborn baby is full of beautiful moments. You finally get to meet that little nugget who had been inhabiting your insides and then continue to nourish them. Did you know that about...
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We Weren’t Ready to Wean…But Cancer Told Us Otherwise

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I breastfed both of my daughters, my first daughter latched super easy and nursed both sides every feeding. Never burped, never spit up. Happy happy eater…happy happy mama. Then my second daughter was born...
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True Confessions from a Pumping Mom

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When you collectively spend weeks of your life pumping breast milk for your child, there are a lot of thoughts and incidences that happen along the way. I actually saw a post the other...
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What I Learned During my First Year as a Parent

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When you become pregnant, many well intentioned people will want to give you advice. It might get annoying. Honestly you will get so much advice that most of it will go in one ear...
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I Share My Bed with My Kids

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Before I became a parent, my sister and a few close friends of ours had already become parents so we were able to observe and let’s be honest, do what we all shouldn't do;...
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The First Year is the Hardest…

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The first year is the hardest, not sure if any other mamas can relate, but for me the first year was the hardest year of my life. I am a breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and attachment...
Building A Freezer Stash of Breastmilk

Building A Freezer Stash of Breastmilk While on Maternity Leave

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When I went back to work, I had stashed about 300 ounces of breastmilk in my freezer.  Admittedly, that’s way more than the average mama needs… but I tend to be an overachiever. ;)  In...
Why I Stopped Breastfeeding

Why I Stopped Breastfeeding

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Three weeks after my middle son was born my husband found me sitting on the shower floor crying and slightly hyperventilating. My boobs were sore. And tired. For the last three weeks I either had a...
Tongue or Lip Tied

Four Reasons to Suspect Your Child is Tongue or Lip Tied

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' Tongue-tie.... lip-tie.... say whaaauh….?? If you’re anything like me, you’ve never heard of ties. My exposure to them wasn’t pleasant but it didn’t have to be an issue. Our little Annie went through two months...
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35 Unique Items for Babies That Might Seem Crazy…But Are So Worth It!

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Take it from your fellow mamas, these unique items are worth every cent you pay and will crush any stink eye you receive when discussing or buying them. In no particular order, here are some...