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He ain’t heavy, he’s my baby
Breastfeeding is best. For you and your baby. It’s natural. You were made to do this. Your baby was made to do this. You naturally fit together and you are all your baby needs. Maybe to some people...
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Incoherent Ramblings
I’ve been trying to pull my thoughts into some version of a post since yesterday, sadly I haven’t had any luck with that. And yet there are all these things in my head that need to come out, so here...
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Support
I almost got into a slap fight with a breastfeeding mother the other day. We get looks. I’m used to them. I’m obviously African American and my son, well, it isn’t quite as obvious. It must have...
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Pain at the Pump
My birth plan screwed me. Yeah – I said it. Nothing, NOTHING has gone according to plan. We didn’t plan on getting pregnant (good job, Depo!), we didn’t plan on preeclampsia, we didn’t plan on a...
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Pain in the
I used to think I had a low tolerance for pain, that I was easily broken. This was mostly because other people told me I did. And because I have a healthy fear of things that hurt. I knew that being a...
View ArticleAn Open Letter To All Lactation Consultants
Dear LCs, I appreciate all that you do. Although I have only met four of you (in person, via phone and email) I have felt from all of you a level of care that I really needed. As a first time mom and a...
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The Breastfeeding Post
I’m supposed to be working right now; adding columns of numbers to turn in to the IRS so that my clients can write checks or receive them. Both kiddos are asleep at the same time and I’ve showered for...
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Why I Don’t Want to ‘Normalize’ Breastfeeding
I’m getting really tired of the binary. It rarely ever applies. There are almost always shades of grey. Somehow when it comes to parenting in general, and breastfeeding in particular, it seems as if...
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Breastfeeding After Sexual Abuse
There are so many things that we don’t talk about when it comes to motherhood. The relationship between breastfeeding and sexual abuse or trauma is a pretty taboo subject. It’s not something you...
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The emerging truths you need about ‘Baby Friendly’ Hospitals
Whoever came up with the term baby friendly hospitals is very, very good at their job. It sounds good. Why wouldn’t we want a hospital to be baby friendly? What could possibly go wrong? As we have...
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