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My Problem with Similac’s #endmommywars Campaign
Have you seen the #endmommywars hashtag floating all over social media lately? It’s becoming a pretty big thing. On the one hand, it’s an important idea. No mother should ever be shamed for any...
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And Now You Are Three
Dear Peter, It was a beautiful September morning just like this one when you were born in our bedroom in the tiny one-bedroom apartment. I knew I would love you as soon as I saw you, but my pregnancy...
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What Breaks My Heart About the Boy Who Had Surgery to Fix His Ears
You may have seen the story in the news about a boy named Gage Berger who had abnormally protruding ears, was bullied at school, and decided at six years of age (with his parents’ consent) to have his...
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Telling Mothers the Truth About Breastfeeding
(This was written in response to the recent New York Times article, which I don’t want to link to here. Google “overselling breastfeeding” if you haven’t read it and want to.) I have listened to...
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Laid-Back Breastfeeding: Comfortable, Instinctual Nursing for Moms and Babies
There is no wrong way to position your baby at the breast. As long as your body and breasts stay comfortable and your baby is getting enough milk, there’s nothing you need to change. Humans have been...
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Tips for Gently Weaning Your Toddler
How long to nurse your baby or toddler is a very personal, individual decision. And it’s a choice only you can make—not your friends, your breastfeeding helpers, your mother, or your partner. You know...
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Letter To My Son, Who Sometimes Just Needs A Good Cry
Dear Kid, Everyone says you’re too big to throw tantrums. But sometimes it’s a Thursday afternoon, your whole long week of school bubbling up inside you. You asked your dad to help you get to the next...
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You Made Me A Mama
I can’t listen to Christmas music without remembering that Christmas nine years ago when my snow-globe belly was bursting at the seams. I couldn’t get comfortable while I slept. My pregnancy migraines...
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A Little Secret About Nursing Older Children
Nursing a toddler can be funny, exhausting, crazy, fun, annoying, and lovely—all at once. I get a lot of inquiries from mothers of kids aged 1-3 years old who are just DONE nursing. I get it. I’ve...
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The Physicality of Motherhood
This morning’s pep talk: There will come a day when both of my children will dress themselves (and will do so without constant reminders). There will come a day when I won’t be woken up at 2am by a...
View ArticleLow Milk Supply: Myths, Causes, and Solutions
Besides nipple pain, low milk supply is probably the biggest concern mothers have while breastfeeding. It is also one of the more common reasons cited by mothers for premature weaning. First, it’s...
View ArticleLet’s Stop Using the Term “Comfort Nursing”
Nursing is nursing, whether your baby is drowning in milk, or just lightly sucking. It’s nursing, whether your child does it because he wants a meal, an appetizer, a snack, or dessert. It’s nursing,...
View ArticleBreastfeeding: Remembering Our Mammalian Roots
We are mammals. We forget this most of the time. But when we breastfeed our babies, our mammalian roots come to the forefront. When it comes to breastfeeding, we can’t really break away from what was...
View ArticleA Decade
This week marks 10 years since my first child was conceived. (I’m a dork: I remember the week it happened.) That means that for the past 10 years, I have been either pregnant or breastfeeding. My first...
View Article10 Tips for Pumping Moms
Whether you’re a working mom, you’re pumping for a non-latching baby or preemie, or if you’re just pumping for the occasional baby sitter/night out, pumping can really suck (pun intended!). I get...
View ArticleYou Made Me A Mama
I can’t listen to Christmas music without remembering that Christmas nine years ago when my snow-globe belly was bursting at the seams. I couldn’t get comfortable while I slept. My pregnancy migraines...
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