Since my pregnancy with Waylon I’ve done a series of ” must haves.” I did a must haves list for each trimester, an updated postpartum must haves, as well and a pumping must haves list. However, I have never really dived into baby and toddler […]
Today is my last day of pumping at work. I made it one year and 7 days of keeping my son on breastmilk. I made it an entire school year of pumping twice a day everyday since my son was 9 weeks old. I did […]
I am not a lactation counselor or an IBCLC, but after a total of 20 months of breastfeeding, I would say I know a thing or two about it. I may not be an expert, but I have had a wide variety of experiences throughout […]
As a society we have made great strides in trying to support and encourage breastfeeding moms. I delivered at a “baby friendly” hospital, so they send lactation consultants to each patient before check out, encourage breastfeeding, don’t offer formula unless requested, and keep mom and […]
Hey postpartum Mommas and Mommas-to-be! I’m pushing 3 months postpartum and feel 100% myself, (aside from the baby brain) so I feel like I’m actually leaving the 4th trimester behind! I did not make this quick of a recovery with Holden. I wrote all about […]
Happy World Breastfeeding Week! World breastfeeding week is happening at just the right time for me as I am transitioning from the 4th to the 5th trimester this week. I returned to work this week and am once again a breastfeeding/pumping mom as I work […]
I always intended on breastfeeding, but donating milk never crossed my mind before I had Holden. I’d heard of milk donation, and thought it was admirable, but I didn’t set out with milk donation in mind. When I first began to breastfeed I just wanted […]
When I went back to work I was determined to keep Holden exclusively on breast milk for 6 months and breastfed until at least a year old. So I knew before he was even born that pumping was in my future. I prepared for pumping […]
Teaching has taught me a lot about how to parent and what kind of parent I want to be. Patience, for sure. Keeping calm under pressure, etc. But one thing really helped me stay organized and keep life as simple as possible while in the […]
It may not seem like a big deal to some, but this week marks two months of going back to work after maternity leave, which means two months of pumping to keep my son exclusively on breastmilk. That is two months closer to my goal […]
