Category: Breastfeeding

I’ve heard other mommies talk many times about their babies being “milk drunk”.  I never really understood what it meant, I thought it was just the way little babies tend to drift gently off to …

Poor Sugarplum is just now fully recovered from the stomach virus that struck while we were still in Colorado almost two week ago.  It started with throwing up (see “Back to the Bowl”) and then a …

Up to this point, only one of my children has ever had a bottle: Honeybun.  We started Honeybun on bottles when she was about 6 weeks old as I was heading back to work and had …

Both of my girls were born in Florida, during hurricane season.  When we were preparing for Honeybun, I was genuinely concerned about what we would do with a baby if a bad storm hit.  What …

According to the people who make stuff up, Doodle has begun “sleeping through the night.”  I use quotations here because officially sleeping through the night means 6 hours.  I know few adults who can make …

When I was bagging up my pumped milk to freeze today, I noticed the reminder to never microwave breast milk explicitly stated on the bag.  It reminded me of our babysitter in Dublin.  When Sugarplum …

I remember the first time I left Honeybun home, she was a few days old and I ran (quickly!) to Babies ‘R’ Us to get her some cutie-patootie girlie clothes for when her Grandma and Grandpa …

It’s remarkable to think of all the places I’ve breastfed my children.  I’m not really the type to hide out at home when my kids are little nor do I worry about where I am …

Despite all of my children being near or above average size at birth, I’ve yet to have a truly “big” baby, toddler or child.  Doodle had his one month well check this morning (even though …

I had an epiphany today about postpartum weight loss and breastfeeding.  Most people know breastfeeding helps a mother more easily lose weight after giving birth but I always just assumed it was from the baby …