If you’re a pregnant mom-to-be, chances are you’ve done the whole Pinterest-binge of breastfeeding how-to’s. By now, you should know everything there is to know about the subject. Like you, I too was swallowed into the Pinterest wormhole. And you know what? Come gametime, there were just a few things that shocked me to my […]
Read MoreMonth: April 2019
Breast Milk Donation Shouldn’t Be Complicated
When my daughter’s pediatrician asked me how breastfeeding was going at her three-month checkup, I practically exploded with my story of massive oversupply. I was pumping an extra two to three bottles of milk a day. In spite of all the blogs and all the tips on using excess milk, there aren’t too many people […]
Read More6 Breastfeeding Problems I Am So Over
I wish I could sit here and write about how awesome breastfeeding is and how much I loved it. And while I have a strong tendency to romanticize the natural side of parenting, there are some parts of it – particularly breastfeeding – that aren’t so glamorous.
Read More5 Tips & Tricks to Cure a Blocked Milk Duct
Let me just say that you’re reading this because you have a blocked milk duct, I’m sorry. Please know they are short lived, and tomorrow will be a better day. However, for those of you reading this because your starting your preliminary breastfeeding research, the let me tell you that blocked ducts are when your […]
Read MoreHave a Blocked Duct After Weaning? Read This!
When Little E was approaching her 11th month, I started researching proper weaning strategies, and stressing about her nurse to sleep habit. I had recently decided to become a surrogate months before, something that I’d thought about since high school. But living my dreams meant ending our breastfeeding journey. We agreed that the agency would […]
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