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Natural Blog — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 06:18:24 +0000

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Generation Blog — Fri, 12 May 2017 22:53:12 +0000

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FYI (if you're a parent and/or blogger) - Ideally speaking... — Wed, 03 May 2017 18:24:07 +0000

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Talking With My Toddler #20: Look into my eyes. - Ideally speaking... — Wed, 03 May 2017 15:12:52 +0000

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Comment on Pumping & bottle feeding. Guilt & pride. by Heidi U

Heidi U — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 03:21:27 +0000

There are only one or two people that I know, who ever had an easy time nursing right away. Everyone else had issues. What ever method you use, the early days, weeks and months are not easy. Trying to gel together takes time. I believe if you can nurse, it is the best thing to do. But if it is at the expense of your sanity and or the health of you and your child, then do what works best for you. I had issues with both of my girls. My first one couldn’t nurse for the first 12 hours, so the nurse finally stuffed her mouth over my breast. She sucked on my breast and opened up a nice wound within minutes. Despite all the problems (see below) I had nursing, I nursing the first one 19.5 months and the second one 31.5 months.

I had ‘milk stones’ with my first child. Started with 19 days until she was 18 months. I couldn’t find any help with it until I went to a lactation consultant. I couldn’t lift my arms, because I was in so much pain. She told me that my nipple was plugged and I needed to remove the plug (kind of like popping a pimple). It took me one more month to figure out how to deal with it. None of the books I researched told me about it. This is a large part why people stop nursing. This is what effectively considered a blocked duct. I learnt to remove the nipple plug, push out the backed up fluid and then attach my child. I finally experienced relief, even though I had many blocked ducts. All the books tell you to put hot wash clothes on your breasts to unblock the ducts. Doing that is kind of like having a blocked sewer pipe and instead of turning off the water and removing the blockage, before turning on the water, you just turn on the water higher and hope it clears your blockage.

I had bleeding nipple ulcers for four months with my second child. I went to my doctor and he gave me some medicine that didn’t help. When I went to my lactation consultant, she gave me some creams that helped within days. I was in excruciating pain every time I nursed my daughter, but I was determined to nurse her.

Comment on Pumping & bottle feeding. Guilt & pride. by Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 17:41:36 +0000

I had challenges with my daughter due to a severe lip tie and the end result was that she was only able to nurse from one breast. I spent many hours hooked up to a pump also, trying to get the other breast going again after it split the nipple. There’s a few things that I learned through this journey: it doesn’t matter *how* the breastmilk gets into your baby, it only matters that it gets there! Every drop is precious! Also, there’s some really good information out there now which can help you maximize production so that you can take those day trips without needing to pump while you’re out. This video (or one like it, my daughter is now almost 7 yrs old) helped me a lot: https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding/maximizing-milk-production.html If you can arrange things, holding your baby, especially skin to skin, while you’re pumping (if you get really talented, give him a bottle while holding him and pumping all at the same time) will not only offer comfort to him but maximize the good hormones which aid in milk production and release. If you can’t coordinate all this, don’t stress.
There’s a harness system called Nurse Me Tender that you or dad could use to simulate nursing, but using a bottle. I’m going to get a little “out there” now…. have you considered having dad actually breastfeed? Or using an SNS (supplemental nursing system) on dad’s breast? The skin to skin contact and having baby’s face snuggled close enough to hear and feel the heartbeat can make a tremendous difference. I’ll leave you link on that: http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/milkmen-fathers-who-breastfeed/

The most important thing I want you to remember is that you are doing an *amazing* job. You’re giving your baby the most perfect food, even if the delivery method isn’t what you’d planned. You’re also teaching your older child (and ultimately your youngest too) about the importance of breastfeeding/breast milk and they will carry that forward when they have children. Don’t let yourself feel guilty about anything that you’re doing!!! Be PROUD of the gift you are giving to both of your children, including lessons on perseverance and determination and on finding solutions to challenges.
*hugs*

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Seventh Blog — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 07:04:15 +0000

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Announcements Blog — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 08:23:06 +0000

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Comment on Open Letter to My Abuser: These are the lasting impacts of your actions. by Lesley Donaldson

Lesley Donaldson — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 16:50:52 +0000

There is no excuse for what this man did to you and your family. In your shoes, I would never forgive him either. You are not a lesser person for living with the aftermath of the trauma he put you though. You are not a lesser person for knowing and sharing that your every day is marked by his abuse.

You are “better” now not because you “get over it.” You are a better person for facing your abuse and abuser with bravery and, quite understandably anger. You are a better person by showing your daughters, and all of us, that this is not what children should live with.

You have earned every moment of fking awesomeness that I know you have worked hard to achieve.