Welcome to the April Carnival of Breastfeeding on the topic of Extended Breastfeeding! There are many other great bloggers participating, so take a moment to check out the links the end of this post. Thanks for reading! When I was struggling to breastfeed my newborn son, a friend offered me some encouragement to remind me [...]
– April 16, 2011
Welcome Carnival of Breastfeeding readers! My son was born just before Christmas 2 years ago. I gave him the gift of breastfeeding. But I breastfed him for myself, too. He gave me back just as much through breastfeeding as I gave him. So, happy birthday, my dear little Christmas baby, and thank you for these gifts! Breastfeeding [...]
– December 20, 2010
Welcome, Readers of February’s Carnival of Breastfeeding! After you read this, check out the other great posts on the theme of “Overcoming Breastfeeding Challenges” linked at the bottom of this post. I’ve spent more than enough time dwelling on all the things I did wrong after my son was born, as you can read in [...]
– February 21, 2010
Welcome, Readers of November’s Carnival of Breastfeeding! After you read this, check out the other great posts on the theme of “Breastfeeding Experiences in the Hospital” linked at the bottom of this post. It is a beautiful gesture when friends and family come to the hospital to be among the first to see and hold the [...]
– November 22, 2009
Welcome, Readers of October’s Carnival of Breastfeeding! After you read this, check out the other posts on this month’s theme of “What I wish I’d known” linked at the bottom of this post. I have many regrets about the sequence of events that occurred in the hours following my son’s birth. Not about the birth [...]
– October 25, 2009
After a month of full-time work, I’ve been forced to find ways to cope. Like other working mothers, my days are packed and I wish I had more time with my baby. A month ago, I wasn’t sure I could handle it, but it’s getting more comfortable. Here are a few tips that I want [...]
– October 23, 2009
Welcome, Readers of September’s Carnival of Breastfeeding! After you read this, check out the other posts on this month’s theme of “breastfeeding and work” linked at the bottom of this post. This month, my breast pump and I went back to work full-time, AND we were summoned to jury duty for a week-long trial. I [...]
– September 27, 2009
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