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Tag Archives: breastfeeding
A Call From Ida
After sending a few messages over the last week to the force behind the Preemie Growth Project, she called me yesterday and talked to me for an hour. I needed that. She called after reading an article I sent her … Continue reading
Nearly Over
I’m starting to wonder if every time we attempt to nurse is going to be the last time. I say attempt because he doesn’t seem to be getting much milk out between forgetting how to latch and my dwindling supply. … Continue reading
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Night Weaning and Sleep Update
It has been eight weeks since we night weaned. I’m so glad we did and that it worked. His sleep is by no means ideal but it is leaps and bounds better. I think my breasts have adjusted for the … Continue reading
Posted in Breast Feeding, Milestone, Parenting, pictures, Sleep
Tagged breastfeeding, night weaning
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MicroBlog Monday: Making Milk
If you have read my blog for more than two minutes, you know that Wallace and I went through hell to establish breastfeeding and stick to it. We had eight wonderful women donate breastmilk to him along the way and … Continue reading
Night Twelve
My brain is fried right now. It seems that getting some solid sleep is making my constant mom-hangover worse. The super light dozing I get after 5 or 6am negates the good sleep. It also makes me really grumpy. Wallace … Continue reading
Posted in Breast Feeding, Parenting, Single Mother by Choice - SMC, Sleep
Tagged breastfeeding, night weaning
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Nights Seven and Eight
We’ve made it a week! We are far from well rested but we are getting there. He has been sleeping so restlessly and then waking up early. Like 5am early. Then he wants to nurse and get up for the … Continue reading
Night One
We did it! We made it 12 hours without nursing. We missed the normal bedtime, nursed about 7:45, I explained to him what was going to happen, we got ready for bed, and we read one more book. We then … Continue reading
Picture Perfect
The 4 1/2 year old I work with drew this for me just now. It is Wallace haveing some milk. The spiky hair and one boob out are perfect.
Ode to a Ring Sling
When Wallace was 5 months old, I was given a hand me down Maya ring sling. A friend showed me how to use it and pronounced me a natural when I popped a boob in Wallace’s mouth and he fell … Continue reading
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Tagged babywearing, breastfeeding, low supply
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Ode to a Ring Sling
When Wallace was 5 months old, I was given a hand me down Maya ring sling. A friend showed me how to use it and pronounced me a natural when I popped a boob in Wallace’s mouth and he fell … Continue reading
Posted in babywearing, body talk, Breast Feeding, Parenting, pictures, Single Mother by Choice - SMC, Sleep
Tagged babywearing, breastfeeding, low supply
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