Breastfeeding Has Been Hard On My Mental Health
When I gave birth to my first baby, I knew I was going to breastfeed. I’m a people-pleaser. I crave affirmation and words of praise from others and…
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Breastfeeding Bonds a Mother to More Than Just Her Baby
It was 2016 when I first heard the story of a mom, similar to my age, who unexpectedly died during childbirth as she was giving birth to her eighth…
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I Exclusively Pumped for a Year—And My Baby and I Thrived
Yes, I exclusively pumped for a year and survived to tell about it. I willingly pumped six times a day (at least) for a year and often once in the…
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You Weaned From Me, But I’m Still Weaning From You
I woke to your little cries and babbles of conversation between you and your small ragged stuffed bunny early that Sunday morning. Pulling my feet to…
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I Knew What Nursing Could Do For My Baby; I Had No Idea What it Could Do For My Heart
Much of motherhood is spent eating crow because of opinions you had before motherhood. Opinions you had no business having. Opinions that motherhood…
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I’m Nursing a Broken Heart Now That You’re Done Nursing
It wasn’t supposed to end like this, sweet boy. This incredible baby manna supplying journey that began with your sister and continued almost…
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Labor and Delivery Nurse Has a Message For Grieving Parents: We Never Forget
Sweet mamas, I needed to share the heart of a labor and delivery nurse with you. I just finished a weekend of 12-hour night shifts in a usually…
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I Don’t Regret Breastfeeding My Medically Fragile Baby Who Lost Her Fight
When I was 24 weeks pregnant, we received the devastating news that our precious baby girl had a severe congenital heart defect. She was missing her…
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I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me This About Breastfeeding
Hey mama-to-be, You are pregnant. Ah, the excitement is building. A BABY. Whether you’ve been trying for years or you weren’t planning…
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To My Baby as We Say Goodbye to Breastfeeding
Wasn’t it just the other day they laid you on my chest for the first time? You were so precious, all bundled up beneath those hospital…
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