As adults, it seems like we really don’t take a lot of time and effort to learn a new skill. Overall, we are busy perfecting the skills we already have, or expanding them. Several years ago, I actually took the time and effort to learn how to water ski. I was in my first relationship with a…
My first born son turned 20 years old a couple of months ago. It was hard to swallow for me – twenty years being his mom, twenty years of concern, anxiety, worry, laughing (he’s very funny), making birthday cakes, celebrating milestones. It led me to think back on those early days as a new mother. It is…
When I was younger, I always thought of March as kind of a transition month. We looked forward to March. In upstate NY, winters can feel long. March is “almost” spring. Maybe we will get a little more snow, but it doesn’t stick. Even the sun feels a little warmer. Last March was hard. I…
Imagine you are a new breastfeeding mother. You are anxious to suck up any and all information you can. You want to do right by your baby, at any cost. Now imagine you go to your provider. Any provider. Pick one – pediatrician, ob, primary care, dentist…etc etc. etc, and they tell you something about…
If there’s anything breastfeeding mothers fear (besides teeth, that is) it’s plugged milk ducts and mastitis. Mothers ask about plugs and mastitis prior to the baby being born. Just because you’re breastfeeding, doesn’t mean that these things are a guarantee. Some mothers will go their whole breastfeeding relationship without ever experiencing either one of these…
You finally get into the hang of breastfeeding and guess what? You’re told it’s time to start solids. How did that happen so quickly? Weren’t you just being discharged from the hospital last week and figuring out how to get the latch down? Don’t panic. I agree, it is confusing. Starting solids can feel really…
Best name ever, right? Very descriptive. This came from a podcast listener who wrote to us asking for an episode on the very real, common phenomena of one side being bigger than the other when breastfeeding. Sound familiar?? I’m sure to some of you it does. It is something mothers will ask about a lot~ one…
Yeah, I said that. Maybe not power like “I can lift a car”, but more like “I can do anything” kind of power. Empowerment. The cool thing is, most mothers don’t even realize this is happening. I know I didn’t recognize it until much later, like when my kids were walking and talking and I…
Not just any vitamin. Specifically Vitamin D and iron. Have you ever wondered if you should be giving your baby extra anything? I mean, as adults it always seems like we need something extra, right? I could probably name several vitamins or nutrients I am deficient in as I sit here and type. Does that…
Breastfeeding myths are like a favorite pastime for me. I love hearing the old wives tales and outdated information that is still being passed around. Sometimes it seems like the breastfeeding world is the only medical entity that is subject to folklore labeled as truth. My most recent bout with myths are under the heading…