I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to surround yourself with other breastfeeding women. Whether you are a first time mom or more experienced, there is so much to be gained from friendships with women in the same stage of life. I did not connect with my breastfeeding network until my first child was 6 months old, and I realized after talking with them that there were likely solutions for the breastfeeding problems I faced in his early days if I had just known who to ask for help. Our children were all born within 7-8 months of each other, and as they moved into toddlerhood, we compared notes on growth, development, and talked … [Read more...]
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WBW Breastfeeding Victories: Personal Breastfeeding Victory VOTING
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Thank you so much to all of you who submitted photos and stories to our World Breastfeeding Week Photo Challenge Contest! We received so many amazing entries and we cannot wait to share their victory stories with you during World Breastfeeding Week from August 1-7. First though, we have to pick our photo winners! Below you'll find the entries for Contest #7: Share Your Breastfeeding Victory. To vote for your favorite, simply leave a comment on this page with your choice! Voting will be open until 11:59pm EST on July 27th, 2013. To keep things fair, only one vote per person please. Votes will be tallied and the winner will be … [Read more...]
WBW Breastfeeding Victories: Extended Breastfeeding VOTING
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Thank you so much to all of you who submitted photos and stories to our World Breastfeeding Week Photo Challenge Contest! We received so many amazing entries and we cannot wait to share their victory stories with you during World Breastfeeding Week from August 1-7. First though, we have to pick our photo winners! Below you'll find the entries for Contest #6: Extended Breastfeeding. To vote for your favorite, simply leave a comment on this page with your choice! Voting will be open until 11:59pm EST on July 27th, 2013. To keep things fair, only one vote per person please. Votes will be tallied and the winner will be notified. The … [Read more...]
WBW Breastfeeding Victories: Supportive Daddies VOTING
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Thank you so much to all of you who submitted photos and stories to our World Breastfeeding Week Photo Challenge Contest! We received so many amazing entries and we cannot wait to share their victory stories with you during World Breastfeeding Week from August 1-7. First though, we have to pick our photo winners! Below you'll find the entries for Contest #5: Pro-Breastfeeding Daddies/Partners. To vote for your favorite, simply leave a comment on this page with your choice! Voting will be open until 11:59pm EST on July 27th, 2013. To keep things fair, only one vote per person please. Votes will be tallied and the winner will be … [Read more...]
WBW Breastfeeding Victories: Breastfeeding Preemies VOTING
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Thank you so much to all of you who submitted photos and stories to our World Breastfeeding Week Photo Challenge Contest! We received so many amazing entries and we cannot wait to share their victory stories with you during World Breastfeeding Week from August 1-7. First though, we have to pick our photo winners! Below you'll find the entries for Contest #4: Breastfeeding Preemies. To vote for your favorite, simply leave a comment on this page with your choice! Voting will be open until 11:59pm EST on July 27th, 2013. To keep things fair, only one vote per person please. Votes will be tallied and the winner will be notified. The … [Read more...]
WBW Breastfeeding Victories: Breastfeeding through the Pump VOTING
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Thank you so much to all of you who submitted photos and stories to our World Breastfeeding Week Photo Challenge Contest! We received so many amazing entries and we cannot wait to share their victory stories with you during World Breastfeeding Week from August 1-7. First though, we have to pick our photo winners! Below you'll find the entries for Contest #2: Working and Breastfeeding Moms/Exclusive Pumping. To vote for your favorite, simply leave a comment on this page with your choice! Voting will be open until 11:59pm EST on July 27th, 2013. To keep things fair, only one vote per person please. Votes will be tallied and the winner … [Read more...]
WBW Breastfeeding Victories: Tandem Breastfeeding VOTING
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Thank you so much to all of you who submitted photos and stories to our World Breastfeeding Week Photo Challenge Contest! We received so many amazing entries and we cannot wait to share their victory stories with you during World Breastfeeding Week from August 1-7. First though, we have to pick our photo winners! Below you'll find the entries for Contest #2: Tandem Breastfeeding. To vote for your favorite, simply leave a comment on this page with your choice! Voting will be open until 11:59pm EST on July 27th, 2013. To keep things fair, only one vote per person please. Votes will be tallied and the winner will be notified. The … [Read more...]
WBW Breastfeeding Victories: Breastfeeding Multiples VOTING
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Thank you so much to all of you who submitted photos and stories to our World Breastfeeding Week Photo Challenge Contest! We received so many amazing entries and we cannot wait to share their victory stories with you during World Breastfeeding Week from August 1-7. First though, we have to pick our photo winners! Below you'll find the entries for Contest #1: Breastfeeding Multiples. To vote for your favorite, simply leave a comment on this page with your choice! Voting will be open until 11:59pm EST on July 27th, 2013. To keep things fair, only one vote per person please. Votes will be tallied and the winner will be notified. The … [Read more...]
Our Breast Advice: Breastfeeding didn’t work. What options do I have?
Breastfeeding Question: Hi Ladies. I finally had to give up trying to breastfeed because it just wasn't working out. Do I have options other than formula? What are the best options? Answers: Kristen says... I'm so sorry to hear that you felt the need to give up breastfeeding! It can certainly come with its share of challenges, and sometimes those can be overwhelming. Be encouraged that you gave it your best shot!My first thought would be to look into homemade formula options. You can find some good recipes on the Weston A. Price Foundation's website. I don't know how supportive your doctor may be with homemade formula, but I would … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Triplets: Second Year Battles and Joys
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Breastfeeding Battle #1: Teething Somewhere around that darn one-year mark, I realized I really enjoyed feeding sleeping babies while I was still awake to enjoy them. My hubby was so supportive and took advantage of these times to also get some too-quickly-growing-up baby snuggles. But it was around then that we noticed we were waking them up to nurse—a couple of times we forgot and went to bed and they slept 12 hours. So I began contemplating what it would look like to drop that feeding. And then...the molars arrived. Yes, those molars sent us into wakeful nights that rivaled those of the newborn days. We got eight molars from two … [Read more...]
