Most of the advice I’d heard as a mom about pacifier weaning was that it was a lot harder on the parents than the kids. Cut it cold turkey they said. Maybe I’m a wimp? I just didn’t really care to force it on them early. I enjoy the peace that comes with a soother. …
At the end of March, as the pandemic really took off, I sat down for my son’s two month appointment. I did not get to sit with the pediatrician I interviewed and “chose.” Our pediatricians office shuffled all the providers around in order to ensure well visits weren’t covered by a doctor who had been …
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A couple of months after having my first and struggling with my oversupply, I decided to try and dip into my freezer stash. During this process, I discovered I had high lipase. While I was trying to decrease my supply to something that wouldn’t choke my son, I tried having my husband give my baby …
My Pump Routine to Build a Peace of Mind Freezer Stash I was fortunate enough to build a large enough “peace of mind” freezer stash to donate my breastmilk. While I struggled with a massive and uncomfortable oversupply with my first, I was able to build a healthy, consistent surplus with my second. You do …
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As I’m writing this, I’m reflecting on my second nursing journey. I’ve loved nursing my two babies. In fact, with second time mom confidence, I loved the second time even more. I’ve recently decided to begin completely wean my sweet little cow milk hating second child. The ending is very much bittersweet. While I loved …
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When you have extra milk in your freezer, it can be easy to put that milk to good use. Here’s what you need to know about becoming a breastmilk donor from a mama that has done it twice!
In my son’s baby book there was a little section where you were supposed to write news headlines around the time your baby was born. I don’t remember everything I wrote, but I wrote something about a “Corona Virus” in January of 2020 when my son was born. Oh the things I didn’t know then …
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