by Jennifer | May 4, 2020 | Breastfeeding, Parenthood, Postpartum, The First Year
It feels like ripping off the world’s largest band aid in slow motion. You know you’ll be okay, you know it has to be done, but it still hurts a little. I know in my heart this is the right choice for me. Even before the mild bout of mastitis at 10 months...
by Jennifer | Oct 8, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Postpartum, The First Year
Rule #1 of nursing and pumping: You just keep pumping. No matter how defeated you feel, and no matter how panicked you get that you’re losing your entire supply and this is the end, you just keep pumping. (Unless weaning is your goal, in which case this post is...
by Jennifer | Sep 17, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Product Recommendations, The First Year
If you’ve never breastfeed a baby before, you may be wondering what exactly you will need to make the journey a success. While you don’t need much more than yourself and your baby in the early days, there are also a few useful items it may be worth adding...
by Jennifer | Aug 20, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Postpartum, The First Year
I make no secret of my struggles with my first breastfeeding journey. As with anything else, it’s not the struggle itself, but what you do with the lessons you learn that makes the difference. So this time, I’ve made small changes – things I...
by Jennifer | Jul 25, 2019 | 5 Minute Blogging, Breastfeeding, Parenthood, Postpartum, Pregnancy and Childbirth, The First Year
Do I think too much about birth and breastfeeding? Oh, what a loaded question, and a difficult one to answer. It hit me yesterday, as I was washing a bowl full of pump parts, that I spend more waking hours some days thinking about breastfeeding than practically any...
by Jennifer | Jul 24, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Health, Postpartum
The early days of breastfeeding/pumping are hard! Even if things are going relatively smoothly, keeping up with the daily grind of meeting baby’s demand and establishing your supply can be daunting. Add in C-section recovery or other challenges, and it’s...
