Tag: Breastfeeding
Yes, I’m Still Breastfeeding My Three Year Old
I never thought I would still be breastfeeding my almost three-year-old. I started off with the intention of breastfeeding for a year or so,...
Hello From the Other Side… of Breastfeeding
Pregnancy mood swings get all the attention, but few things are as hormonally fraught for a new mom as breastfeeding. The highs are exhilaratingly...
How I Stopped Secretly Hating Breastfeeding
It took having three kids for me to discover that there’s a wrong way to feed your baby – and that I’d totally screwed...
My Love-Hate Relationship With the Nipple Shield
If you have never heard of a nipple shield, consider yourself lucky. This torture device was introduced to me about five seconds after I...
What to Do with a Freezer Full of Breastmilk?!
I should have known this was coming. It happened with son #1, so it shouldn’t have surprised me when it happened with son #2. ...
I Was Selfish for Feeding My Baby Formula, and I’m Totally...
When I started writing articles about parenting, I made a personal vow never to write about breastfeeding because it felt overdone; there are already...
World Breastfeeding Week :: New Study Reveals the Secret to Breastfeeding...
If you notice more articles than usual about breastfeeding in your Facebook newsfeed this week, it's because World Breastfeeding Week kicks off today. The...
A Letter to My Formerly Big Boobs After My Second Baby
Well, girls, we had a good run. You were a force to be reckoned with in college and my twenties and are partly responsible...
Asking for Kindness
In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, I wanted to ask all women to be kind to other women who are breastfeeding. I know this...
My Independence Day: Weaning My Daughter from Breastfeeding
As everyone counts the days towards celebrating another year of American Independence and a long weekend with fireworks and barbecues, I am counting the...
