I ran across a post today titled, “5 Reasons NOT to breastfeed.” Rather than responding on her blog, where plenty of moms who breastfeed are telling her why she’s wrong, I thought I explain her reasons in a way we can all understand them better. continue reading »
If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you might remember how a while back I did a few giveaways from Fresh Baby. Well I have one last giveaway to do for them! This one’s for their So Easy Baby Food Basics cookbook, and I’ll also throw in their Mama Jewel Breastfeeding reminder jewelry if you breastfeed your baby! Read on for more details! continue reading »
I mentioned this WIC breastfeeding site briefly a couple weeks ago when I found an awesome album that they are giving away for free, but I wanted to highlight the site just a bit more because it really contains a ton of great information. continue reading »
The bulk of both formula and breast milk is a protein source, a fat source, and a carbohydrate source. Formula and breast milk certainly contain other nutritional things such as vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, probiotics, etc. But the bulk of the liquid is fats, proteins, and carbs. These are essential not just to be healthy but to survive. As much as formula and breast milk are similar, there’s at least one major difference. continue reading »
I saw this news clip about a teacher who pumps the other day. I don’t know if she was really fired because of nursing or some other reason. But I do know that taking a 20 minute pumping break every 3 hours isn’t always convenient nor even possible in many jobs. continue reading »
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