Clever Cleavage 25
A Breastfeeding Story: Megan
Everyone Meet MEGAN!
She is hilarious. And scares the living daylights out of me. She’s the kind of friend that is awesome to have on your side. She’ll put people in their place for you. (Speaking of that: Megan we still need to make that park date at the “mean lady park” by me 😉 )
1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children:
When I had my first child I was the … Keep Reading!!!
Clever Cleavage
I’d like everyone to meet my beautiful cousin, Whitney! And be sure to check out her awesome blog:
1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children:
My daughter is 15 months old. I breastfed exclusively until she was 5 months when we slowly began introducing solid foods in anticipation of my return to work when she was 6 months old. Â I am a lawyer and am fortunate that my firm has a generous maternity leave … Keep Reading!!!
A Breastfeeding Story: Breastfeeding After HELLP Syndrome
I met Wendy through a cloth diapering group I joined when Aram was a couple months old! Wendy and I bonded over our shared experience having babies born around the same gestational week, and both having suffered from Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome (and subsequently breastfeeding after HELLP syndrome has occurred).
1. Tell us about your personal breastfeeding experience with your children.
No one ever told me that breastfeeding would be the hardest thing I would ever do.
Jack arrived at … Keep Reading!!!
A Breastfeeding Story: Pumping For Adopted Toddler
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!!!
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!!!
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!!!
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. Â 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). Â Through the pregnancy it was tough … Keep Reading!!!
