breastfeeding

Why I Nurse In Public

I never intended to be a breastfeeding exhibitionist. Promise. And really, that’s not an accurate label for me at all. Breastfeeding advocate? Yes. Regular ol mama? Absolutely. When my daughter was born I knew I wanted to breastfeed and as we traversed the logistics nursing in public just started happening. She would be hungry at […]

As Long As You’re Living, My Baby You’ll Be

Oh Max, my baby. My little man. I look at you and smile. And tear up. And chuckle. And feel all sorts of awe for the blessing you are to me. Today I rocked Max before settling him into bed, all 35 pounds of him. He is long. His legs extend beyond the arm of […]

14 Reasons to Breastfeed Your Toddler

This month marks my 22nd month of nursing Max. First as a chunky little baby and now as a rough and tumble almost 2 year old. It’s been quite the road and it seems I never know what’s coming next. But I love it. And I didn’t really know if I would. That’s the thing […]

Give Some Postpartum Love

I love it when sponsorship opportunities line up perfectly with a post I’ve already been dreaming up. Even better, FREEBIES! So, send a little thank you Poise’s way and pin the ish out of this post for the upcoming baby shower I know you’re heading to soon :) Babies, babies, everywhere! They’re popping up via […]

Losing Baby Weight … Or Not

From the moment a mama finds out she’s expecting, she begins thinking about pounds. I know at least I did. As the scale crept up, it crossed my mind a handful of times, how exactly, it would go back down. I say a “handful of times” because I’ve never been very involved with my weight. […]

Breastfeeding Myths

In the last few months I’ve been reevaluating my commitments and allowing many things to take a backseat or go on to my “someday, but not today” list. My La Leche League leadership training was one of the things I chose to let go. Sadly, it just wasn’t fitting into our family right now. […]

Beauty Revealed Project

Late this summer I participated in a Beauty Revealed Project photo shoot thanks to the lovely LCS Photography. The BRP focuses on capturing postpartum bodies – the remnants of pregnancy and the reality of motherhood. At first I shied away from the idea … me? Bare? I mean, I did it once … kind […]

Wordless Wednesday | Nursing, Everywhere But Home

We’re on the go, often. And that means these babies of mine eat while we’re out and about. This month brings 12 months of Max breastfeeding. With the almost 13 months that Jemma nursed, that means I’ve been at it for awhile, and hence, I’ve accumulated a handful of some fun and adventurous photos taken […]

Every Breastfeeding Journey Is Different, Every One Is Special

Welcome to the World Breastfeeding 2013 Blog Carnival cohosted by NursingFreedom.org and The San Diego Breastfeeding Center! This post was written for inclusion in the WBW 2013 Blog Carnival. Our participants will be writing and sharing their stories about community support and normalizing breastfeeding all week long. Find more participating sites in the list at […]