Touched-Out in a Zombie Apocalypse
Jack is 15 months now. He no longer nurses for hours at a time. I no longer get stuck underneath him when he dozes off into a boobie nap—husband at work, water and food just out of reach, full bladder...
View ArticleChaos and Disorder: I Care About Trucks
Today on our way to the park, Jack sees a truck down the street and says “duck!” This is what he always says when he hears, sees or even senses a truck nearby. Today there’s a whole construction scene...
View ArticleHow Bath Time Got Its Groove Back
During the first 2 to 3 months of Jack’s life I struggled with the contradiction of wanting to hold Jack close and all of the fancy things that I was supposed to put him in or on. He had a bassinette...
View ArticleThe Unhappiest Baby on the Block
Good lord, Jack cries a lot. When we get up in the morning and make breakfast he cries, when I try to put clothes on so we can go outside he cries, when we come back inside and take a nap he cries,...
View ArticleNIP at the Post Office: Not My Usual Positive Experience
I have never had a negative NIP experience. I have never even gotten a funny look. I figure it’s because I live in a big city where we are confronted with so many people doing various strange things on...
View ArticleI’m Quitting Breastfeeding
Ok, so maybe I won’t actually quit, but I really hate it sometimes. I mean who likes having the unused nipple pinched, scratched, twisted, pulled and mangled? Jack has become obsessed with this other...
View ArticleSomething to Say About Breastfeeding While Pregnant by Guest Blogger...
It is amazing. I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to do so! There is a lot of conflicting arguments out there as to whether one should or shouldn’t breastfeed, while carrying another baby,...
View ArticleMeltdowns, Temper Tantrums and a Jack Jack Attack
I don’t believe in punishment. And I also don’t believe that a small child/toddler “acts up.” Meltdowns and temper tantrums are a reflection of their emotional immaturity; they can’t process big...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Mothers Persevere
The internet is full of photos shared by people who want to show off their happiest of moments. Breastfeeding mothers enjoy posting their breastfeeding photos on the internet to share them with...
View ArticleYou Are Unstoppable
What are you struggling with right now? Milk supply? Mastitis? A nursing strike? A biting baby? A horrible mother-in-law? Money problems? An energetic toddler? Sleepless nights? Whatever it is that you...
View ArticleGentle Nighttime Parenting by Guest Blogger Alice R.
I have had my moments. I would say that sleep and nighttime parenting have been my last frontier of gentle parenting. It is my most challenging. I was sleep trained as an older baby; it didn’t work. I...
View ArticleTrust Your Body and Your Baby
It can be difficult to put your trust in a natural process when we are bombarded with messages that we need formula, schedules and parenting books. Question everything except your instincts. The...
View ArticleA Baby’s Plea by guest blogger Tom M.
You tell me that I’m precious, but yet you disagree, when mommy dares in public, to give her breast to me. You tell my mom to cover as I attempt to feed, a selfish proposition, discomfort guaranteed!...
View ArticleSelf-Care? Yeah, Right.
Self-care is definitely one of those things that is easier said than done. Even the most well intentioned people set out to make time for themselves and create a healthy mind and body, but still fall...
View ArticleOur Nursing Journey by guest blogger Katie Can
My nursing journey. It was arduous, to say the least. I had a traumatic emergency cesarean, and Cain lost a lot of weight afterwards. The LC’s all said his latch was fine, but my milk didn’t come in...
View ArticleBook, Books and No More Books
I once posted this photo of Jack playing on a cat scratcher in front of our book shelves and someone commented that it is a miracle that the books are still on the shelf. I wanted to share what we did...
View ArticleFirst Things First
You have so much to do. Your to-do list is long. Your day is short. The kids need something. You must hurry to get all this done! First things first. Are you happy in this moment? In this mindset of...
View ArticleA Story of Long-Term Pumping by guest blogger Hayley
I have been Exclusively Pumping (EP) for 32 months at the end of September. My story in a nutshell is my daughter was born 6 weeks premature, she was in NICU for 2 weeks but she developed oral...
View ArticleA Love Story by guest blogger Mama Bean
I don’t remember the first time that I breastfed my daughter. I remember the first time that I held her; her little body warm and slimy against my skin after a grueling 44 hours of labour. I remember...
View ArticleYou’re Offended? So F***ing What.
I am offended when I am driving down the street and I see the person in front of me has hung a pair of testicles from the back of their car. I am offended by littering. I am offended by cigarette...
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