On Sunday, I attended my post partum support group, it was just me and the lady who hosts who had also become my good friend. While chatting, I had a slight itch on my breast and upon scratching it, felt a large lump in my breast milk duct and was surprised I was engorged. it … More Mastitis
I’m trying to remember that bedtime and our sleep routines are more than just that. This is really nighttime parenting, which is different than daytime parenting. The needs are different, their attitudes are different, and given lack of rest and patience, certainly my responses are not going to look the same. However gentle of a … More Parenting through the night
I’ve been thinking a lot about our discourse in our country and how we choose to relate to each other. Admittedly, I spend more time on social media than normal, and this is basically the bowels of human interchanges. But I think it blurs the lines on what is acceptable to say to each other, … More Our Talk is Cheap
I have something to say. … More The Long Pause
Everyone knows. Every mother needs to make sure to take some time to herself for herself, by herself. Everyone preaches, even people without kids know the, “nap when the baby naps”, and self-care line. Before kids, I had a lot of time to spend by myself. Before I met my husband, I lived alone for … More Taking some Me-time
I used to think that being a stay at home mom in our 21st century society was a luxury. I have had several people tell me that it is a luxury that I stay home (even though I also work to earn an income from home). However, like most things, looking from the outside in … More Is it a Luxury to stay at home?
I mean, seriously, I’m over this. I thought For Sure, Christmas morning, my babe was doing better. Her runny nose had subsided, but she still seemed a bit off to me. I just watched. No fever. At the highest, her fever was around 99.7 for a few hours, and went away. That was a few … More If I have to post one more time about being sick…
While I am not officially a lactation consultant, I am very passionate about breastfeeding and intend to become one. I am going to LLL meetings on the regular, and will be applying for Leadership at some point in the next few months. I know the LLL philosophy and agree with it, especially the part about … More How to Support a Breastfeeding Mom
If you would have asked me in my 20s what my thoughts on breastfeeding beyond infancy was concerned, I would have mouthed off about how inappropriate it was, and some other such nonsense. I never would have guessed that I would find myself doing just that. It’s simply so taboo in our society, and it’s … More Breastfeeding a toddler and other fun stuff.
What can you do in one hour? … More All of the things you can fit in an hour.
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