The other day, a friend of mine who is pregnant asked me if I liked breastfeeding. It seems like the obvious answer would be “yes.” After all, I’ve been doing it for almost two years now, and people don’t just do things for two years that they don’t like. But with…
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Weaning from breastfeeding is an emotional decision whether one nurses for 2 days or more than 2 years. I’ve been thinking more about the subject as Callum’s nursing needs have begun to dwindle and as we near my unofficial nursing goal of 2 years – what will weaning look like…
3 CommentsAbout 4 weeks after Callum was born, I started dutifully pumping after his morning nursing session to start my “freezer stash.” Like many nursing mamas, I had fears of sudden supply issues that would necessitate “dipping into my stash” – so I wanted to have a good back up supply…
2 CommentsLast month, the North Carolina Zoo welcomed the birth of baby Nori, the first chimpanzee born at the zoo in 12 years. Excitement over the baby’s arrival soon turned to concern as it became clear that first time mama chimp, Maki, was unable to properly care for her newborn. After…
10 CommentsBefore kiddo was born, I thought I’d make my own baby food; I even got one of the cute little food making kits as a gift. But the closer we got to starting solids, the more I started reconsidering how we would introduce Callum to the world of food. Somewhere…
15 CommentsWelcome to the July 2010 Carnival of Nursing in Public This post was written for inclusion in the Carnival of Nursing in Public hosted by Dionna and Paige at NursingFreedom.org. All week, July 5-9, we will be featuring articles and posts about nursing in public (“NIP”). See the bottom of…
9 CommentsCallum and I have just recently passed our 18 month mark in nursing (as have the other half of Becoming Mamas – Holly and Gavin!). And I feel pretty confident that we have many months still ahead as nursing is still something very important to both of us. When I…
10 CommentsI think it started as soon as I started telling people I was pregnant. I hadn’t felt so much peer pressure since middle school. Suddenly, my life became open to all kinds of advice and criticism. Simply because I was growing a tiny embryo, everyone decided that they knew what…
3 CommentsI wanted to give a shout out to a wonderful project started by another mama: Simple Gift: Stories From Breastfeeding Mamas. Many of us rely on the wisdom and experience of other mamas as we begin our breastfeeding journey. Hearing how others met and dealt with the challenges and joys…
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