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A Breastfeeding Story: Pumping For Adopted Toddler

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Everyone, give Sophia a warm welcome!

Here is another great adoptive breastfeeding story!

Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children

I have two sons, one through adoption, Daniel and one through birth, Ben.  I have been with Daniel since his birth. Since he had joined our family through adoption, breastfeeding was not something I considered. While caring and raising Daniel as an infant I never once felt like I missed out on being pregnant or giving birth, … Keep Reading!!!

Clever Cleavage: Jenilee

Everyone meet Jenilee!

Another important personal story for everyone to hear!

1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with
your children:

I had difficulty nursing all of my children. I had a very low milk supply. With my first born she was losing weight so drastically they informed me that I needed to supplement or risk her having failure to thrive. Once I started supplementing she would NOT nurse. I tried pumping and giving it to her but … Keep Reading!!!

Guest Post-I, Too, Am Not the Babysitter.

I, too, am not the babysitter.

Most teenagers aspire to look older.  After all, there are advantages to looking older at that point in life.  Then, sometime in their 20s or 30s, many young adults begin to purposely reverse the signs of aging.  I have yet to reach that point.


Ageism is a form of discrimination I have encountered throughout most of my adult life.  From being asked what grade I was in by another teacher at a conference (she … Keep Reading!!!

A Breastfeeding Story: Zoe

**Update: Zoe’s daughters came home! Read her updated breastfeeding story : “Why I Let My Adopted Pre-Schoolers Nurse.” And be sure to follow her on Facebook! **

Meet Zoe!

I really don’t have enough good things to say about her. She is such a fun person with a family that sounds so wonderful I secretly hope that one of my children marries on of their daughters, so I can be a part of it, too!

Now the … Keep Reading!!!

Clever Cleavage- Mandi’s Breastfeeding Story

Meet Mandi!!!!  Head of a cloth diapering group where I’ve met so many fun moms. She’s also hilarious……

 

1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with
your children:
I have exclusively breastfed all three of my kiddos. My first
and second babies both nursed perfectly for about a year, at
which time they lost interest. My daughter is a whole other
ball game! She was in the NICU for 10 days because of meconium
aspiration/ingestion. She couldn’t … Keep Reading!!!

Breastfeeding on Sesame Street

My sister was 4 or 5 when this clip of breastfeeding on Sesame Street aired and she remembers it!

There was also a segment where Maria breastfeeds her baby:

Do you remember seeing breastfeeding on TV or movies at all when you were little? How about any books with images of breastfeeding?

 

 … Keep Reading!!!

Clever Cleavage: Stephanie

Meet Stephanie!

Her family is culturally diverse and sounds like so much fun to be connected to two different countries like her children are.

Here are her thoughts on breastfeeding:

Q.  Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children.
A.  I was not raised in a breastfeeding family.  My mother and aunts formula fed for various reasons so I wasn’t exposed to nursing until my teenage years.  From my first memory of watching a mother at church nurse … Keep Reading!!!

Things I’d Rather Be Doing Than Shopping With My Kids

 … Keep Reading!!!

Clever Cleavage: Rose

Meet Rose! She’s a former classroom teacher, current part-time learning specialist with a Master’s degree in Linguistics. Full-time SAHM.

She has twin infant boys and a 26 month old son!

1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children:

BF did not happen naturally the first time around. I had taken classes and devoured books on the subject, but when it came time to feed my oldest son, I experienced severe pain for the 1st 4 weeks of
… Keep Reading!!!

A Breastfeeding Story- Adoptive Breastfeeding and Induced Lactation

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I’d like everyone to meet Jenny! She is a rock star in the breastfeeding world!

1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children:

My daughter joined our family via adoption when she was 10 months old. I had followed the Newman-Goldfarb Protocols for Induced Lactation for the previous 12 months so that I’d be able to breastfeed her. I amazed both my husband and myself when I was able to bring in a significant milk supply … Keep Reading!!!

Clever Cleavage: Brandis

I would like everyone to meet Brandis, a good friend of mine!

1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children:

I breastfed My oldest, Izzy, until she was about 6.5 months old.  It was not my intention to wean her, but something about 6 months of sleep deprivation affects my sense of reason, and I didn’t know then what I know now.  It started out as one bottle in the evening “to get her to sleep … Keep Reading!!!

5 Things Every Girl Who Dates An Asshole Should Understand

We’ve all heard stories about an arrogant, self-centered man breaking a woman’s heart.  He seems perfect in the beginning but over time things get complicated, his schedule becomes vague and his whereabouts mysterious, he becomes withdrawn, an emotional roller coaster.  In conversation this type of male has earned the whimsical appellation  “asshole…”

Even though most women say they hate them, the truth is we can’t seem to get enough of them.  No woman wants to admit that she prefers the … Keep Reading!!!

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