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In sharp contrast to my last post, the WIC program in Texas has created a beautiful, informative resource for breastfeeding moms: Breastmilk Counts. Check out the 30-second TV spot near the bottom of the campaign page. It shows moms breastfeeding and details a ton of benefits associated with breastfeeding your baby. It tells you to [...]

This morning, I saw a link to an Evenflo ad from somebody I follow on Facebook. I watched the whole video in horror as it perpetuated a ton of the most common breastfeeding myths and stereotypes while attempting to sell a product to breastfeeding mothers. The ad has since been marked as “private” on YouTube [...]

Most of the time, I try to time my showering while Wesley is napping, because I don’t have to worry about him getting into stuff or hurting himself while he’s awake. Today was a shower day for me, but I didn’t manage to shower before Daniel left for work. Wesley seemed cheerful, so I told [...]

I went to my first La Leche League meeting several weeks ago! I had been meaning to go for a while, but the nearest meetings are about an hour away so you really have to make a point of going. I accidentally left about 30 minutes late because I couldn’t get Wesley ready to go [...]

Nursing Wesley right now is a difficult thing for me, but not for the reasons you might expect. He’s nearly 16 months old now, and he’s become a quick nurser – usually five minutes or so and he’s done, and he really only nurses a few times during the day. However, since he weaned himself [...]

This article is driving me nuts. It talks about “special infant formula” that “may protect against Type 1 Diabetes” even though they are not sure exactly how the highly hydrolyzed proteins in that special formula actually help. I object to the complete omission of the fact that breastfeeding protects against Type 1 Diabetes (among other [...]

Best for Babes is calling for women to share their “Booby Traps” – stories of being set up to fail at breastfeeding. They will present these stories to the Surgeon General and the media to try to illustrate the setbacks and hurdles women face when they want to breastfeed. Here are mine: C-section and delayed [...]

My internet friend Megan recently shared this link to a clip of Sesame Street where a mama is nursing her baby. I LOVE IT. It’s so… normal. Refreshingly normal. There’s no judging, awkwardness, or apologizing. She’s even nursing without a cover! On national television! (Further proof that you CAN nurse discreetly without a cover.) I [...]

I’ve heard of the four-month sleep regression, but is it normal for a five-month-old to forget how to eat at night when they wake up hungry? Wesley used to start snuffling to himself to wake me up, I’d give him a boob, and he’d eat and go right back to sleep. I’d often fall asleep [...]

I was browsing Old Navy yesterday looking for some clothes for Wesley when I happened across a onesie that gave me pause. (Keep in mind I was looking for clothes to buy for my baby – I did not go to this site with the intention of finding something that irritated me.) I came across [...]

Even though I am personally committed to breastfeeding, I’m not crazy-militant about it. You know this. Basically, I firmly believe in doing what’s best for you and your family and if that’s breastfeeding or formula-feeding or just supplementing or whatever, GREAT. However, I have seen several breastfeeding-related things recently that made me very, very irritated. [...]

This afternoon, on the phone with Daniel. He just finished telling me that Wesley’s Nana Tami and Papa Dave have taken him to the music store and wouldn’t be home when I got home from work: Me: “Awh dang. Well… hm. I guess I can… partition my milk in peace?” Daniel: “Hahaha!” Me: “Thrilling, right? [...]

Today, I was minding my own business at work and using a free conference room to pump. (I’m set on continuing to breastfeed, so since I’m away from Wesley all day I have to pump at work in order to have something to feed him while he’s at daycare.) None of the conference rooms at [...]