My Magic Power
June 27, 2015
This last week has made me so incredibly thankful for all that we have been through to become a breastfeeding mama and bubba. I know
This last week has made me so incredibly thankful for all that we have been through to become a breastfeeding mama and bubba. I know
I have so many half-written posts saved to my computer that have begun to discuss Postnatal Depression and then fizzle into nothing. And, despite the
My Little One is now seven months old and only now do I have the time to write his wonderful birth story. Thus is the
Sure, I had heard about biters. In fact, before I was a mama, I used to think that sprouting teeth was nature’s way of telling
My littlest boy, or The Little One, as he has been dubbed in our household, is seven months old now. We have been exclusively breastfeeding
I have news. I am on the way to becoming a lactation consultant. I fear it may take me a decade, quite literally, but the
This is the first chance I’ve had to write since the bottle incident. Apologies for leaving it so up in the air, but I needed
So this happened… and not by choice. Not out of the woods, it seems. (Edit: This was after his posterior tongue tie was snipped, but
It has been eleven days now since I have used any supplement. In four days, my little boy will be six months old. Right now,
After five and a half months of believing without a doubt that I have low milk supply — no, make that almost three years, seeing
I had planned on seeing a lactation consultant while here on holiday in Australia. It seems that the medical professional’s approach to breastfeeding is very
5 months on, and we are still boobin’. Still using the tubes.Still using Domperidone.Still eating and drinking galactagogues.Still taking Saint John’s Wort.Still getting frustrated at
I’m having a super grumpy morning. Be warned. Yes, I know, if you went by this blog alone, you’d think that my entire life was
I’m writing this right now from a couch in a little beach shack in Manly, Australia. We are visiting from Switzerland for five weeks for
I just had a moment. Context: These past few days I have been feeling like I have more milk. The very rare and random occasions
Why don’t I make enough milk for my baby? WHY DON’T I MAKE ENOUGH MILK FOR MY BABY?! Yes I am screaming. I am over
It’s time to tell my own story. My story is hard for me to tell, but I feel it is important — and get ready
I thought breastfeeding aversion, or nursing aversion and agitation, was something that only inflicted pregnant mothers. And I’m not pregnant, so why have I had
As someone who has struggled with low supply for both of my babies, who had over forty appointments with lactation consultants throughout Switzerland and also
Andrea, my go-to exclusive pumper, has shared her top five tips for successful pumping! Check out my interview with her over here. Tip #1: Get
Andrea is the mother of two beautiful girls and has added to the general craziness of life with two littlies by started her own sewing
Meet Sharon. Sharon wears an invisible cape every single day that signifies her strength in this world of babies and motherhood. She has been through