Disclosure :: World Breastfeeding Week is recognized August 1 - 7, 2015. This year, World Breastfeeding Weekcalls for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work. Whether a woman is working in the formal, non-formal or home setting, it...
Dear Me:
I know you're sad right now. I can feel the tears dripping down your face and know the weight on your heart. You're out of sorts - no more wondering when it's going to happen. It has happened....
One night when my son was a baby, my husband and I went to dinner. "I'll take a margarita on the rocks with salt," I told the waitress. She looked at my baby boy in his carrier and then...
I had a normal, healthy pregnancy with my first child.
No high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, or swelling. My weight gain was within the normal range (although I probably should have gained far less considering how poorly I ate). But all-in-all, it was...
My first experience with breastfeeding and pumping wasn't that great. After many long weeks of bed rest, I was overjoyed to deliver a healthy 6 pound baby boy. While I hadn't decided if I was going to breastfeed or...
We didn't think 2014 could be matched, but with 3 years behind us, 2015 just may have been our best year yet at New Orleans Moms Blog. We truly value, appreciate and respect each and every one of you and...
Testimonial :: How BabyCafe Changed My Life
Disclosure: This post was written by Jade, a representative of Touro's Baby Cafe and sponsored by Touro / LCMC Health.
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Being a mom of two is hard, especially without resources. I’m so thankful to...
Breastfeeding is supposed to be natural. You know that women have done it since the beginning of mankind. It is done in third world countries. And around the world women are feeding at this exact second. But there is so...
Breastfeeding. An intimidating, yet beautiful thing.
I could go on and on about how amazing and hard and wonderful breastfeeding is. Coming from someone who was going to "try" nursing but wasn't sold on it while I was pregnant with...
Disclosure :: World Breastfeeding Week is recognized August 1 – 7, 2015. This year, World Breastfeeding Weekcalls for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work. Whether a woman is working in the formal, non-formal or home setting, it...
As of this writing, I have spent exactly 26 months breastfeeding. With my first, I became a fierce but quiet “lactivist.” I couldn’t understand how people wouldn’t even try. I made it to a year exclusively breastfeeding my son...
Wait, you're actually nursing them?
I'm lucky enough to have had success with a singleton who exclusively breastfed for a year. So when I found out I was having twins, I naturally assumed I could at least try to do...
As a parent with two children, I always wanted to treat my children the same. As with any parent you want to equally love your children, support them the same because a parent's heart sees their children in the...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Touro Infirmary.
Breastfeeding During a Pandemic
We’ve always known that breastfeeding is the best way to help your baby get a healthy start. Breastmilk provides new babies with the necessary nutrients they need to...