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!
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!!!
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:
A Breastfeeding Story- Adoptive Breastfeeding and Induced Lactation
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!!!
Men Can Breastfeed?!
I wanted to end World Breastfeeding Week with a futuristic thought of breastfeeding….kind of.
How do you feel about men breastfeeding?
Not possible? Not true.
There is even scholarly literature on the subject!
Male Lactation by Professor Patty Stuart Macadam of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto (Complete Mother, Fall, 1996, Volume 43).
Male breasts have milk ducts. Men also produce oxytocin and prolactin, the hormones you need to produce milk. This can be stimulated using lactation … Keep Reading!!!
Yoga Nursing!
A friend of mine sent me this picture and keeping with the theme of the week I thought it was the perfect time to share!
Whether it makes you giggle or say “what the heck?” I hope it amuses you!….. Happy World Breastfeeding Week!
