Quiz: Should You Wean for Fertility Treatments?
Welcome to the Carnival of Weaning: Weaning – Your Stories This post was written for inclusion in the Carnival of Weaning hosted by Code Name: Mama and Aha! Parenting. Our participants have shared stories, tips, and struggles about the end of the breastfeeding relationship. One of my most popular posts of all time was Breastfeeding Through Infertility Treatments IVF and FET which was really my own research and decision making process regarding the topic. It is really a very difficult decision and most of the “experts” in the field are simply ill equiped to help you make...
Read MoreBreastfeeding is a Public Health Issue?
As a non-vaxer, the term “public health issue” makes my ears perk up. I do not believe that “public health” ever trumps “personal liberty”. Recently though the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a new statement on breastfeeding that has some lactivists rejoicing while other moms (breastfeeding or formula feeding) are insulted at the infringement of their personal choice. Here is the gist of the AAP recommendation read the full text here: infant nutrition should be considered a public health issue and not only a lifestyle choice. The wording of...
Read MoreCoping with Breastfeeding Loss
My twins are weaned. There. I said it. My blissful, road-block and pain free nursing experience with Aellyn was NOT repeated with my boys. Breastfeeding – even just feeding breastmilk – was an uphill battle the whole way. I used donor milk. I pumped and pumped and pumped. I smelled like maple syrup from all the fenugreek I was taking. I saw lactation consultants on multiple occasions and fixed latch issues. I tandem nursed. I even exclusively nursed for a whole month! I thought I had arrived. Sadly, Boston did not grow that month at all. He was’t getting...
Read MoreIn the end, it was the tornado that did it
My boys are breastfeeding! Exclusively! No supplementation, no (well almost) pumping and bottle feeding! I’m so happy about this development that I feared would never be achieved. Having preemies who had poor latch and suck along with the stress of trying to keep up my supply solely through pumping was so stressful. Actually putting the boys to breast became recreational after the stressful work of supplying their food source with pumping and formula. This was clearly not the way to achieve exclusive breastfeeding but it was so stressful everytime I tried. And then a tornado...
Read MoreVideo – Asher Nursing
My baby boy is tiny but he’s nursing like a pro! [youtube URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=211C8lldm5A&feature=youtube_gdata_player"]
Read MoreBreastfeeding Friendly Does Not Equal Formula Antagonistic
I have had a horrible week and it is something I can’t talk about with fear of being dooced. So, I want to talk about another topic that generally falls into the same category. Namely, how my country completely devalues mothers and children all while under the guise of “family friendly” initiatives. I recently read this post over on Fearless Formula Feeder’s blog (FFF, btw, say that 3 times fast). I really love her blog because I think she is an amazing lactivist “despite” (or a better word might be in addition to) being a formula feeder. She agrees...
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