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When I work with mothers who are breastfeeding or who intend to breastfeed, I cannot overemphasize the importance of nursing on demand. This means not scheduling feedings and not substituting pacifiers or bottles for the real thing. The breasts produce as much milk as is needed, no more and no less. And a baby nurses [...]
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Editor’s Note: This post is not meant to be a discussion about vaccinations. The focus of this post is about educating our health care professionals about nursing during painful procedures. My oldest son has nursed during vaccinations. Our first two pediatricians were perfectly fine with it. In fact they were encouraging of it. Several research [...]
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I’m a stay-at-home mom, but I’ve always been curious as to what happens with my work-away-from-home mom counterparts. I asked a friend of mine, Tiffany, if she would be willing to grant me an interview. Tiffany is a librarian in western New York. She has two children ages 6 years and 10 months. The interview [...]
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Once you’ve mastered the art of pumping and hand expression, the next big hurtle is milk storage. There is so much information out there that it’s hard to remember it all. I find myself looking through books and the internet for reminders. I’ve found that I’m not the only one. One of the most commonly [...]
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Women like to judge one another. Apparently, it’s how we’re wired because it takes a great deal of conscious effort to learn to suppress this desire. It’s really too bad, because we could offer a lot to one another if we weren’t so busy pushing our agendas at each other and defending our decisions. Women [...]
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In this several part series, I’ll explore milk expression from a variety of angles: different types of breast pumps, personal testimony about expressing milk, how to use the Marmet technique, and breast milk storage tips. Editor’s Note: All types of milk expression, including the use of breast pumps, only aid in the let-down reflex and [...]
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I’ve never had a miscarriage, a stillborn child, or lost an infant so it’s a difficult subject for me to broach. If you have experienced a loss, I grieve with you. I’ve read a few stories from bloggers about how they’ve chosen to handle loosing a child. One lady spoke about getting paint to repaint [...]
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I’m sure I’m not the only mom whose struggled to nurse while sick with the common cold, upset stomach, or even the flu. I don’t find it fun to be laying in bed or propped on the couch trying to breastfeed. But I’ve done it and pulled myself through it. Here are some of my [...]
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Last week I discussed the many emotional and physical reasons why mothers cannot/should not breastfeed. This week I’m going to talk about the physical reasons why babies cannot/should not breastfeed and alternative feeding methods. Reasons Why Babies Cannot Breastfeed 1) Tongue Tied- also known as ankyloglossia is a congenital condition where the membrane tissue connection [...]
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I’m a huge breastfeeding advocate, but I acknowledge the numerous reasons, emotional and physical, that families have against breastfeeding. In this two part series, I will look at the physical and emotional reasons why women can’t or should not breastfeed. In the second part, I will discuss the physical reasons why certain babies cannot or [...]
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I often find myself somewhat embarassed by my parenting methods. When asked by others where my baby sleeps, or whether I chose to breastfeed, I find myself blaming my choices on my daughter and her ‘high-needs’ personality, and feeling like I have to defend my decisions and play down the importance they have in my [...]
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It’s at the top of the list of breastfeeding fears: What do I do if my baby starts biting? It’s enough to make you cringe, but experienced mothers tend to agree, it doesn’t have to be that bad. Breastfeeding mother Heather Jones commented, “It may hurt but it startled me mostly. The pain wasn’t that [...]
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