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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 is necessary...
How you're going to sneak veggies into your child's diet is not one of the first things you think of when you become a mom. You also probably don't even consider that your child is going to refuse said...
April 19th, 2010. I can’t believe it was almost three years ago. That was the day I became a MOM. I remember hearing my sweet baby boy cry for the first time, laying eyes on him and immediately understood that...
I always knew I would breastfeed my babies. It was not something I gave much thought to because it was as natural to me as the decision to want children. My parents divorced before I was three years old,...
While I do my best to feed my children healthily, I do not consider many things "off limits." For instance, at home, my children drink water, but on the rare occasion that we go out to dinner, I allow...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Touro Infirmary.  For the first 2 to 5 days after delivery, your baby will receive a small amount of colostrum at each feeding, which is a thick, rich milk that is high in...
In what ways do you use breastmilk? It sounds like a silly question on the surface, but there are several ways to use breastmilk aside from feeding your baby. When I searched the internet for alternative uses for breastmilk, I...
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...
Yep, that's wine in the baby bottle. Every evening after Nathaniel's last breastfeeding session and before he goes to bed, I use one of his baby bottles to measure exactly a 5 oz glass of wine. After doing a...
For the past three or four years, my husband and I have been living a "Whole 30" lifestyle.  This means we focus on eating real, whole food with minimal added sugar, preservatives, and weird ingredients that you cannot pronounce....
There's Nothing to Eat Spring Break is knocking at our door. Summer Break is just around the corner, and don't get me started on weekends. Breaks mean more meals to be served at home, and if food isn't already packed in a...
From the moment we started talking about expanding our family, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I had listened to friends talk about their individual successes and struggles with nursing their babies, so I realized there was no guarantee...
How Going Gluten Free Saved My Family (Part 1 of 3) My daughter has been screeching hysterically in the back seat for almost 40 minutes, refusing or unable to tell me what's wrong. She's in full-on meltdown mode, fighting against her car seat for...
When I have babies, I lose my ability to solve problems. Happy babies = brainless mommy. Maybe they suck the sense out of me through my boobs. It was this mental disconnect between me and almost any sort of...