Tag: breastfeeding

  • 1,461 Days (A Letter To My Son on His Fourth Birthday)

    My Dear Son, For 1,461 days I have held your hand, carried you close, and stroked your hair. For 1,461 days I have wiped away your tears, kissed your boo boos, wrestled with you, and tickled you until your belly ached. For 1,461 days I have nursed you, nourished you, protected you, and bonded with…

  • Got Breastmilk Thawing Because of Hurricane Sandy? Maybe We Can Help…

    For nursing/pumping mothers in NJ still without power, we have an empty freezer and will house your pumped milk until your power is restored! Contact us if you need our help! Please take a moment to share this on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. and in with any appropriate groups. Thanks so much!

  • Milk by Any Other Name is Still Milk!

    I had the breast pump out.  I was going to be out of the house for a while the following day and my kids were going to stay home with my husband.  I figured just in case my baby daughter woke up and needed milk, I’d try to have some available to her, although she…

  • Mama’s Yellow Chair

    This summer, you were getting to be such a big boy.  You were growing by leaps and bounds in your physical, emotional, and vocal development.  You were also about to become a big brother. Everyone told me that now that you were two and a half years old, I should send you to pre-school.  I…

  • My Rainbow Connection – My Toddler, My Baby, and Me

    Last night was difficult.  My husband has had to work late all week, and tonight was no exception.  After dinner, I got my baby girl to sleep pretty easily.  My son was a bit riled up from a spontaneous visit by his grandparents, but I finally got him to settle down soon after they left. …

  • Biting bites!

    A friend recently asked me how to deal with nursing a teething baby.  I’ve been through it once so far and anticipate going through it again within the next few months.  Biting hurts, but it hurts even more when it’s on your boob.  It’s hard to get the point across to a baby who doesn’t…

  • Good Mommy, Bad Mommy

      Every mother (or father) thinks she knows best on how to parent her own children.  Yet the shelves at bookstores are filled with books on how to get children to sleep, have proper nutrition, which way to parent, how and when to potty train, whether or not to vaccinate, and so on.  I should…