Night-Weaning: Attempt #2; Night #2

We’ve been through the night-weaning a lot lately. It was working well the first time; he was sleeping until 3 a.m.! But then he got sick. And couldn’t breathe. And wasn’t eating well. And I just couldn’t refuse.
He’s better now. Teething, but that’s not going to stop anytime soon. […]

Breastfeeding Hero

This has been forwarded to me no less than five times by five different people today alone.  If you are in any kind of breastfeeding circle, you’ve most likely already seen it.  If not, it is definitely worth viewing, so I figured it was worth a post.
Click here to see a video of a hero […]

Vaccination Lessons: The Pc Vaccine. And Breastfeeding. Because I Like To Combine.

The Pc vaccine protects a child against pneumococcal (Pc) disease, which ranges from mild cold symptoms and ear infections to severe pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and meningitis. The Pc vaccine is recommended by the AAP at 2, 4, 6, and 15 months. The vaccine came out in 2001.
Pc is common - in the cold […]

If You Have Ever Nursed, You Will Pee Your Pants After Reading This

(Click for a bigger version.)
Thanks, Ashley, for adding to my incontinence problems.

Last Day of Dursing: Part Two

Yeah, I know. Preach it to me. Part One was almost two weeks ago. But in my defense, I hardly have reason to believe you’ve been on the edge of your seats waiting for the oh-so-exciting conclusion. And then I had a crazy weekend. And then my Internet broke.
Well, scoot […]

Breasts Are Offensive

This is an excellent, compelling, it’s-about-time-someone-said-this argument.
Do you breastfeed?  Are you planning to?  Ever felt awkward for wanting to feed your child in public?  Heaven-forbid, at a restaurant?
Read this.  It’s a great perspective of the outrageous double standard.

Party Crasher

This weekend, we went back to our home-state, Illinois, for a friend’s wedding. It was great to see high school friends again and compare pictures of our children. (I’m winning; I had the most (children and pictures)).
The whole family was invited to the wedding, but we made arrangements for Olivia to stay with […]