Every year, the world sets aside the first week of August as World Breastfeeding Week to recognize breastfeeding and boobs and their contributions to society by way of providing nourishment to new generations of baby humans. Given this mammoth contribution, I am not sure the girls actually get their due credit. I mean, they get credit… […]
This month, I am fortunate to celebrate my first real Mothers’ Day. I say “real” because that’s if you don’t count last year, when I gifted my pregnant self a pink bag I’d been eyeing for months in “honor” of my in utero daughter, or the year before that, when I celebrated being a paw-ma […]
Disclaimer:: This post is purely satirical and meant to be a lighthearted look at why and how I am giving up dairy while breastfeeding my son. Finding humor in the inevitable curve-balls that life throws at me as a mother is my way of coping and working through my emotions. This post is not meant […]
Breastfeeding pain is not normal, and moms who experience it should speak up and work with their doctor to find the cause and a solution. Most first-time moms can probably relate to the feeling that breastfeeding is equally something you want to do more than anything for your child, and also you don’t […]
Dear Exclusively Pumping Mama, I see you over there. Yep…you. The one attached to that medieval torture device breast pump for hours on end every day just trying to provide nourishment for your sweet baby. The one who lives and breathes by a very strict pumping schedule 24/7. The one who is obsessed with checking […]
Post-weaning depression is a not often talked about, but very real mental health condition. When my fourth son came into the world, I thought I was prepared. I naively thought, “I must have seen it all by now. I’ll be ready for this.” I am pretty sure he came fourth to humble me. And he […]
Now, I don’t like to brag or anything, but after we took the childbirth class at the hospital, before we had our first kid, I was an EXPERT on breastfeeding. I was a little miffed that they didn’t hand out medals, but the class was only $75, so it’s understandable. Here’s what I knew about […]
Not a lot of things come naturally to me as a mother. But to be fair, I was never really good at puzzles. I’m great at other things, {perfecting the olive juice to Vermouth ratio in a martini is an art form, really} but becoming a mother wasn’t something I had ever envisioned for myself […]
We had only been married for two years and I wasn’t sure how we were going to make it. This is my personal story of how my husband and I survived one of {if not THE biggest} fight in our marriage :: Breastfeeding. My husband and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary in the hospital. Normally, […]
Breastfeeding was definitely one of the “new mom” jobs that intimidated me the most when I was pregnant with our first. So many start their journey thinking that it will come naturally, when in fact it can be one of the most challenging aspects of new motherhood, if not THE most challenging for so many. […]
