Mother’s Milk: Room for Two (Tandem Nursing)

Editor’s note: This guest piece on breastfeeding is from Amy Gates. Amy writes about attachment parenting, activism, green living and photography at Crunchy Domestic Goddess, where this was posted originally. Thank you Amy for sharing your story! One of Ava’s books about … [Read more...]

Mothers Milk: Breastfeeding and The Non Supportive Other

While staying home with your child with a fully supportive significant other and surrounded by friends and family cheering you on is ideal. Often this is simply not the case. If you have difficulty breastfeeding, for one of the multitude of reasons that seem to pop up in the … [Read more...]

Mother's Milk: The Benefits of Breastfeeding for Mom (Not Just Baby)

As someone who breastfed her two kids a combined total of 36 months, I, like many women, am fairly informed when it comes to the benefits of breast milk for babies. But when it comes to spouting off the same statistics when it comes to the benefits of breastfeeding for moms, I … [Read more...]

Mother's Milk: Can We Take a Moment To Laugh at These Breasts?

I was 28 when my daughter was born. With a typical pregnancy you will gain 35 (or so) pounds. I gained a few more than 70. No, it’s not a typo, I was a chili cheese fry eating machine (I also jammed a few pounds of cotton candy down my throat each week). Giving birth was easy, … [Read more...]

Mother's Milk: Breastfeeding Beyond Six Months

Editor’s Note: This breastfeeding story is from guest writer Heather Garvet. Heather blogs at A Mama’s Blog, where she has written other posts on C-sections, VBACs, breastfeeding, pregnancy, and birth issues, as well as her two boys. Heather is also a monthly contributor on API … [Read more...]