We usually think of breastfeeding as falling solely on our shoulders—and a lot of it does, of course. We’re the ones who are up at all hours of the night with a hungry baby. It’s our nipples that are sore and possibly cracked and bleeding. It’s our painfully engorged breasts that leak milk […]
I'm Not Ready for Breastfeeding to Be Over
I sobbed for a full 15 minutes while looking at my daughter this morning. She was playing quietly on her own, and with just one week to go till her 11-month birthday, she suddenly seemed so grown up. In one month, she went from having no teeth to having six […]
Let Me Repeat Myself ONE MORE TIME About Breastfeeding
Welcome to 2016! The year in which moms around the country might actually lose their minds if they have to explain ONE MORE TIME why breastfeeding in public isn’t a sexual, shameful act. I honestly can’t believe that we are still having this ridiculous conversation, and yet here we are. Why? […]
15 Things I Wish I Knew with My First Baby
Don’t get me wrong: Being a new mom is hard, no matter how many times you do it. All of the usual suspects, like sleep deprivation and postpartum pain, are there and ready to pull you under at any minute. Plus, there are some new challenges, like how to get your older kid adjusted […]
5 Things I Miss About Breastfeeding…And 5 Things I Don’t
I loved breastfeeding. And no one was more surprised about that little fact than me. I mean, it was always something I knew I’d wanted to try, but it was also something that always seemed a little intimidating and daunting to me. I wasn’t sure if I could do it or, to be perfectly honest, […]