Breastfeeding
Sep 30, 2009
I gained 34 pounds during my pregnancy with Charlotte. The weight gain itself never bothered me. After all, I knew before I got knocked up that a healthy baby needed a few chocolate shakes every now and then (AM I RIGHT →MORE...


Sep 28, 2009
We own two Nest (aka Nonny and Boo) ring slings, and this one seems particularly apt since it shares a name with our daughter. The ring sling is great - very versatile, and it doesn’t hurt my back as much as →MORE...


Sep 21, 2009
When I breastfeed my daughter, I do not use a blanket. Now, look. I gave the blanket trick a good run. Really, I did. But it just doesn’t work for me. It’s a lot like pregnant sex: VERY AWKWARD. First of →MORE...


Sep 15, 2009
I should probably preface this entire story by telling you UP FRONT that the idea of having a postpartum check-up has panicked me for weeks. WEEKS. And when I say “panicked,” I don’t mean that thinking about a hand shoved up →MORE...


Sep 02, 2009
Although Donald and I made the decision together that I would breastfeed Charlotte, we do give her a few bottles each week. This is a photograph of the Adiri bottle, a bottle that is shaped like a breast and that we →MORE...