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Babywearing and Breastfeeding During the Holidays
Babywearing is useful during all seasons, but there are many added perks to wearing during the chaos that is the holiday season. 1) Travel: Airports during the holiday season tend to be even more busy and stressful than normal. The convenience of being about to put your infant in a SSC or reign in a…
Read MoreHow to Survive Airline Travel with a Toddler
This time of year often brings with it holiday travel to see friends and family but the prospect of flying with children in tow can be daunting. If you have been following my posts since last year you may remember the two-part blog series that I wrote about how to survive traveling with a nursing…
Read MoreSurviving Black Friday with a Nursing Infant
Happy November ladies! What do you think of when you think November? I think brrr it’s cold, Thanksgiving is almost here, and I need to start thinking about Christmas Shopping – not necessarily in that order. I hate waiting to buy gifts until last minute and we try to shop sales whenever possible to avoid…
Read MoreBreastfeeding and Oversupply
Last month I wrote to you about low milk supply and how to combat the challenges that it presents. If you missed it but it sounds like something you are struggling with please check it out! You can find the link HERE. If you are on the opposite end of the spectrum and think you…
Read MoreThe Truth About Low Milk Supply
Last week was officially “World Breastfeeding Week” but many organizations are celebrating all month long. If you are or have breastfed a baby (regardless of how long you did it) give yourself some credit. Breastfeeding can be really hard! In honor of Breastfeeding Month I wanted to write about a topic that affects a lot…
Read MorePotty Training Pt. 2 – Training Aids
If you read my blog post last month you know that my husband and I are in the process of potty training our two year old son. We are using the basic ideas presented in the book Oh Crap modified to fit our lifestyle and one month in I feel like I can confidently say…
Read MoreSurviving the Beach with Baby
For me, summer officially kicks off with the fourth of July. Now that it has come and gone summer is here and in full swing. What’s summer without a trip to the beach?! For the last three years my family has been blessed to be invited to my uncle’s beach cottage in Maine. My parents,…
Read More10 Items To Add To Your Baby Registry
If you are an expecting mom you probably have created a baby registry, or at least are in the process of creating one. I started creating my baby registry when I was only about 4 months pregnant because Black Friday was coming up and the baby monitor that I really wanted was going to be…
Read MoreThings they never warned me about!
Recently I was chatting with friends about our birth experiences. Some of us gave birth in a hospital, some at home, some induced, some c-section, some with an epidural, some without. We all have different experiences. The interesting thing I learned is how many of us felt uninformed or unsure about things during our first…
Read MoreSurviving Mealtime with a Toddler
If you have a toddler like mine, mealtime – and in particular dinnertime, can be a harrowing experience. I dread mealtime because I know what’s coming: thrown food, spilled milk, stained clothing, screaming, complaining, and frustration on all sides. While I have yet to “master” a stress free mealtime, here are some tips and tricks…
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