Breastfeeding
My breastfeeding journey, from newborn to toddler nursing and weaning, plus experiences as a certified lactation counselor and La Leche League leader.
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At It Again
It’s after midnight and I have a million things on my to-do list. Next week is world breastfeeding week and I have been busy, busy, busy planning the week’s events. I’ll be teaching my first ever breastfeeding class which is really exciting but also a little nerve-racking. I went around town putting up fliers, my…
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Extended Breastfeeding
You know you’re an attachment parent when your toddler takes her baby doll to town not in a stroller, but a baby carrier. You also know you’re an attachment parent when you spend way more time than necessary thinking about the portrayal of extended nursing on last night’s television show. Chris was excited to discover…
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Are Hospital Births Less Gentle Than Home Births?
First, a note: I received a great comment from my friend Megan on the last post and I started to write back to her, but as I typed, and typed, and typed, I realized my response would be better served as a blog post. As it turns out, this is going to be a two-parter,…
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More on Breastfeeding
It’s been a big week for breastfeeding. To start, it’s official: I’m a Certified Lactation Counselor!I couldn’t have been more excited to get that envelope in the mail. This week was also La Leche League meeting week on Nantucket, which is so much fun. There’s such a great group of mamas here, and our leader,…
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In Training
I’ve finally found a few minutes to write about last week and my experience taking The Center for Breastfeeding‘s class to become a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC).
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Nora, the Prison Guard
If you believe Erica Jong, this:is my 18 (21…25…?) year prison sentence. In case you missed it, in The Wall Street Journal ‘s “Saturday Essay” last weekend, Jong wrote about the evils of attachment and green parenting: You wear your baby, sleep with her and attune yourself totally to her needs. […] Add to this…
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What We Eat
At last week’s LLL meeting, a first-time pregnant mama was there to get information about breast feeding. It reminded me of how recently I was in that exact same position, and how sad it makes me that most women in the US have little to no experience with nursing before they become pregnant. I think…
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Food for Thought
Last week was World Breastfeeding Week, a week designed to improve breastfeeding rates internationally through education. Did you know that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that breastfeeding continue for at least 12 months (exclusively for the first 6 months), and thereafter for as long as mother and baby desire? Or that the World Health…