December 2011
6 posts
Meet the "extreme" breastfeeders →
This UK paper wrote this article with a negative slant toward mamas who go the extra mile to breastfeed. I, however, am sharing the article here to say GO MAMAS GO! I think it’s amazing when moms go to great lengths to breastfeed their babies. Breast is best, no matter what those morons say. But at the same time, mamas, if you can’t or it’s not working for you and your baby, then...
Dec 22nd
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Dec 20th
Wean me gently.
Wean Me Gently by Cathy Cardall I know I look so big to you, Maybe I seem too big for the needs I have. But no matter how big we get, We still have needs that are important to us. I know that our relationship is growing and changing, But I still need you. I need your warmth and closeness, Especially at the end of the day When we snuggle up in bed. Please don’t get too busy for us to nurse. I know...
Dec 13th
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The joys of nursing a toddler.
Nursing a baby is wonderful, but it’s mostly a one-sided conversation unless you count coos, murmurs and happy sighs. They just don’t talk much yet. Nursting a toddler is also wonderful, and now the conversation goes both ways. Zoe started yelling “other side!” sometime before 18 months of age. She also re-named nursies “mimis” sometime around 18 months, and...
Dec 9th
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