Tag: breastfeeding
My Dairy-Free Journey: A Year in Review
A couple of years ago, I worked at an ice cream shop. I absolutely loved it. How could I not? The Monon, the summer...
Breastfeeding 101: IU Health West Lactation Consultant Series {Part Three}
Are you expecting your first child? A new mom on maternity leave? Or a veteran mother about to add another child to your family?...
Breastfeeding 101: IU Health West Lactation Consultant Series {Part Two}
Are you expecting your first child? A new mom on maternity leave? Or a veteran mother about to add another child to your family?...
Breastfeeding 101: IU Health West Lactation Consultant Series {Part One}
Are you expecting your first child? A new mom on maternity leave? Or a veteran mother about to add another child to your family?...
Breastfeeding and Pumping Tips and Tricks
August is National and World Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Though my breastfeeding and pumping days are now behind me, I have gathered many tips and...
Advice from a Pumping Mama: Five Tips to Make it Work...
When I had my son I nursed him for about five days. Then my supply came in full force and it made it hard...
What Truly Matters: When Breastfeeding Doesn’t Work Out
Breastfeeding is one of those terms that almost everyone (male or female) are familiar with. While everyone knows what the term means, not everyone...
Four Tips for the Breastfeeding Working Mom
Four months after my son was born, I returned back to teaching a classroom of 26 first graders. To say it was a circus...
My Breastfeeding Journey from Awkward to Super Milker
In our educated and socially connected society, us moms can be overwhelmed with the amount of knowledge and opinions from just about everyone (including...
Letting Go of Breastfeeding
It has been seven years since I started breastfeeding my daughter and yet I still remember so many details. It is one of those...
If Breastfeeding Is So Natural, Why Doesn’t It Come Naturally?
If breastfeeding is so natural, why doesn’t it come naturally? I think about this question daily. I am 5 weeks into breastfeeding my newborn...
Breastfeeding: The 3rd Time’s a Charm
Breastfeeding has become a popular topic. The pressure to breastfeed is everywhere. It’s in the media, it’s the old lady at the YMCA asking...
1,106 Days of Breastfeeding: Our Extended Breastfeeding Journey
I’ve always loved breastfeeding photos. The ones I’ve seen shared are absolutely beautiful. From selfies to professionally shot photographs, there’s just something magical about...
You’ll Find Me on the Couch – My Journey with Cluster...
In honor of National Breastfeeding Awareness month, I have torn down my walls, dug deep, and opened my soul! Ok, maybe that's a little...