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beginning but over time things get complicated, his schedule becomes vague and his whereabouts mysterious, he becomes withdrawn, an emotional roller coaster.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!
A Breastfeeding Story: Angie
For today’s feature, I’d like you all to meet Angie!
1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children:
I’ve been naturally feeding since the birth of my daughter, 4 1/2 years ago. I fed her all through the pregnancy with my second daughter and tandem nursed until just recently when #1 decided she didn’t want to anymore (although she still occasionally sees her sister doing it and asks for it). Through the pregnancy it was tough … Keep Reading!!!
Breastfeeding Photo
As I bask in the sun today, I wanted to leave you with this very cool picture that no one can seem to find the person to give credit for (if you do know who deserves credit for this picture, contact me):
… A Breastfeeding Story: Erin
Meet Erin!
Here are her thoughts on breastfeeding:
“I nursed my older son and am currently nursing my 5 month old. I nursed exclusively for about 9 months with my first and hope to go longer with my baby now. I only wish i had more support when I first became a mom because I would have liked to nurse longer. Today, I have that support system. As a mother I know that I need to be the one standing … Keep Reading!!!
Three Ways to Bond with Your Teen
Being a teenager is hard, and some might argue that being a parent of a teenager is even harder. While teenagers are adjusting to bodily changes, increasingly complicated social climates, and weathering the long transition from childhood to adulthood, parents are adjusting to unprecedented attitudes, increasingly complicated kids, and weathering the long transitions from cradling babies to allowing their kids to have a little more freedom.
When your child was a newborn, family bonding was no more than a … Keep Reading!!!
Big-ticket Gifts for Big-ticket Grads
Graduating is a big deal, regardless of that from which one is graduating. It is all about seeing something important and challenging through to completion. The later in life you are, the harder it is to finish things. That is because you have so many other responsibilities. But finishing a college degree at any stage of life is worth celebrating.
It is also important to realize that not all degrees are created equally. A Bachelor’s degree takes twice as long … Keep Reading!!!
Breastfeeding An Adopted Older Child
I’d like everyone to meet Jenny!
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 by the time we traveled to Ethiopia to … Keep Reading!!!
