Breastfeeding – Page 6

Small Successes 6

1. My toddler has only nursed once in two weeks. This is a bittersweet success. Although I was prepared to tandem nurse (I’m in my eighth month of pregnancy with baby number three), I did stop offering a few weeks ago and she stopped asking. The last time she nursed she climbed on to myRead the whole post >>

Ecological Breastfeeding Book Review

Over this past summer, I had the amazing privilege of personally corresponding with Sheila Kippley, a renowned breastfeeding and natural family planning advocate and co-founder of NFP International. A few months back she sent me The Seven Standards of Ecological Breastfeeding: The Frequency Factor, her latest book to hit the shelves, and it’s about timeRead the whole post >>

September Breastfeeding Carnival

Welcome to the September Breastfeeding Carnival. This month’s theme is Learning to Breastfeed. For my regular readers, I’m recycling the post that includes a Q&A with my mom-in-law the lactation consultant. For any new readers, thanks for visiting. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to read others’ stories, anecdotes, andRead the whole post >>

Q&A with My Mom-In-Law the Lactation Consultant

My mom-in-law is a lactation consultant. This means I’ve got all the support I need when it comes to nursing. It also means I don’t have to feel uncomfortable, as some of my friends say they are, nursing my babies when I’m at my in-laws’. In fact, I took the whole daughter-in-law/mother-in-law relationship to aRead the whole post >>

Thank You!

I can’t possibly begin to personally thank all of the men and women who have reached out, shown their support of my InsideCatholic article, and given me a cyber pat on the back. Your emails, blog posts, phone calls, kindness, and prayers have meant a great deal to me. Thank you. I do want toRead the whole post >>