If you missed the first part of this story - how this mother has donated thousands of ounces of breast milk, you can read it here. Mother Donates Thousands of Ounces of Breast Milk - and How You Can, Too! In what ways has this been a rewarding experience for you? There are not enough words to describe how rewarding the experience has been for me over the past 16 months. The honor of helping three Minnesota families has been amazing. Having the ability to help is indescribable, I’ve even donated to people I’ve never met! I sent three dry ice packages down to the victims of the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornados through the Eat on Feets - OK … [Read more...]
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{WIN} Recaro Sport Car Seat!
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Disclosure: I was not compensated for sharing this post. The Sponsor (RECARO) is responsible for prize fulfillment. For more than 100 years, RECARO has been manufacturing high quality, innovative, durable seating of all kinds including aircraft seats, automotive seats, stadium seats, children's car seats, and seats for special fields of operation. Buy It You can purchase one of RECARO's top-of-the-line car seats via various local and online retailers including Babies R Us or Amazon.com. The Prize One RECARO Performance SPORT In the Color Haze $270 ARV Features Specs: Car Seat Dimensions 27.5" to 31.5" high by 19" wide … [Read more...]
What Are the Components of Breast Milk?
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Just as every baby is different, so is the breast milk baby drinks. While the make-up of the milk changes every day with mom's diet, the basic components of breast milk stay the same. And while there are thousands of different components of breast milk, we'll cover some of the essentials. What Are the Components of Breast Milk? Water: Breast milk is approximately 88% water; all the other components are diffused into the water. Breast milk provides more than enough water for baby, and giving baby extra water is not only unnecessary, but potentially dangerous if baby drinks too much. Fat: Despite what you hear in popular media, some fat … [Read more...]
Mother Donates Thousands of Ounces of Breast Milk, Part 1
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Lisa’s story caught my eye in a cloth diaper group recently when she shared her bittersweet moment of the last few ounces of milk she will be donating. In total, this mother donated over 5,000 ounces of life giving breast milk to three families providing valuable nutrition that can not be beat. Today she is sharing her story with us. Mother Donates Thousands of Ounces of Breast Milk What made you decide to donate breast milk? The nurses in the NICU were my tipping point. I had an oversupply with my daughter due to her NICU hospitalization and took well to pumping. We eventually used up my freezer stash with her when I returned to work, … [Read more...]
Denmark Feeding Schedule: Can It Work for Me?
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Let's all admit it - being a new mom is hard. There is advice coming at us from all angles and all advice seems to say something different. Add in sleep deprivation and the fear of making a mistake and ruining our children - you get my drift. It's helpful to have things broken down to examine on our own. Let's take a look at the Dr. Denmark Feeding Schedule and see if it can work for us while breastfeeding. Dr. Denmark is a fairly well known and well respected pediatrician. She has written some books, the most popular being "Dr. Denmark Said It!" which outlines her feeding schedule. The Dr. Denmark Feeding Schedule Baby is to be fed … [Read more...]
How to Make a Cute Nursing Cover {Nursing Cover Tutorial}
Recently, a post on the blog, and another one on the Breastfeeding Place Facebook page, stirred up quite a discussion. Should you wear a nursing cover? Does it make you a nursing-nazi not to? Does wearing a nursing cover mean you're giving in to someone else's opinion about how you feed your baby? Although I'm now, in some ways, an "older mama," I remember well the moments of having a newborn and wishing my ever-so-social little one wouldn't pop away mid-guzzle to smile at a stranger, spraying milk and exposing me to the world. From that moment on, I knew I would use a nursing cover, at least with my more outgoing little ones, when nursing … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding and Postpartum Depression
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Having a baby is supposed to be a time filled with joy and wonder. It's supposed to be overflowing with happiness and giddy new parent smiling. But what if it isn't? What if you feel a deep-seated sadness? What if your baby blues aren't going away? What if you feel frustrated because you know how you are supposed to feel, but your actual feelings are quite different? What if you're breastfeeding and postpartum depression begins to creep in? I've been there. Three times, in fact. Postpartum depression is a heavy burden to bear and it can be very overwhelming without the proper attention and care. There's a stigma and a guilt that … [Read more...]
Oxytocin: The Love Hormone and Its Effect on Breastfeeding
Oxytocin: the love hormone. Oxytocin is often called the love hormone, but do you know how it bonds us to our babies during breastfeeding? This powerful physical response to feeding your baby ensures the best for you both! What is oxytocin? What does oxytocin have to do with breastfeeding? Oxytocin is a hormone vital in mammal reproduction. Produced by the hypothalamus and secreted by the pituitary gland it floods your brain with the neurotransmitter during intimate moments with your partner or your baby. Oxytocin usually makes you feel blissful, calm, safe, and nurturing. The more you bond with those you love the more you produce, … [Read more...]
Our Experience with Tongue and Upper Lip Tie Revision Laser Surgery
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My son was born with an upper lip tie. I didn't recognize the issues we were having were related to his poor latch until he was already established at the breast. I had to fight for a referral to the right specialist to even have him checked out and it seemed no one would take me seriously. I was struggling with breastfeeding through a lip tie for most of my son's life because I was told that I would have to pay hundreds of dollars out of pocket on top of the cost to travel to a laser surgery professional to do the upper lip tie revision. I managed through the painful nursing sessions and I kept telling myself that maybe one day we can … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding vs Formula – Why the Great Debate?
If you've been on the internet for any short period of time, you've likely run into some type of debate, whether political, religious, moral or ethical. Sometimes these debates center over personal preferences and sometimes over the latest fads. And if you talk to any mother, usually the topic of breastfeeding vs formula crops up. Sometimes the conversation is held without condescension or rancor. But occasionally the tone of the conversation can turn into an all-out war, pitting mother against mother - all because of her choice of feeding baby. Why? Breastfeeding vs Formula - Why the Great Debate? Parenting doesn't come with a manual, … [Read more...]
