I’ve gone through a million changes in the past 3 weeks. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster. But not as much as it has been for Jack. I remember in those first few days after the birth I was so worried about Jack. I was so worried that he would feel jealous or pushed to the side that I tried to hide my love for Exley from him. I know that sounds awful. When he was around I could feel my heart and soul trying to reach out of my body to touch him. I felt so far away from him even when he was right next to me. He was cautious around me right when Exley was born [Read more…]
X-Man: My Homebirth Story
We knew we wanted a homebirth before I even got pregnant. Jack’s birth experience and our journey into parenting left us wanting a different experience the second time. [Read more…]
Ask the Expert: Making Weaning Positive
By Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA
Fan Question:
“My daughter is 20 months and I want to wean. She nurses through the night, several times a day, and I just feel like it’s time. How should I do this so I don’t upset her and it’s a smooth transition?” [Read more…]
A Photo Journal of How to Fill a Birth Pool
One of things that initially stood between me and a homebirth was how difficult everything seemed. How in the world did you get one of those pools? How did you fill it? How did you empty it? I am a very detail-oriented person and it just seemed overwhelming to me. Like I wasn’t smart enough to figure it out. Like the people who do figure it out are better than me and I was not homebirth material. [Read more…]
Sumiko’s Homebirth Story
by Badass Sumiko
Well… I’m finally getting around to it, er rather, my milk came in which is helping both babies sleep a bit better so I can have a moment to focus.
I had a baby last Thursday, which also happens to be hubbies birthday… probably not going to be able to top this years gift! [Read more…]
3 Second Memory
When I was in high school it was really funny and cool to have no memory. To embody the stoner stereotype of forgetting what you were just going to say or do. T-shirt shops in Amsterdam were covered with messages that celebrated our inability to function like responsible adults. [Read more…]
Badass of the Week: Week of June 2, 2014
by Badass Colleen
My son, Colton, was born on March 21 at 32 weeks 5 days after I had been in preterm labor for weeks. He was in the NICU for 39 long days. Feeding was his biggest issue.
I remember the first day he sucked anything from a bottle. It was only 5mls, but I cried, we took pictures, I even saved the bottle. He would not latch onto the breast for anything though. Finally one of the IBCLCs gave me a nipple shield. It was like magic. He would latch, and would nurse, but never longer than about 15 min. Plus it was noisy and crowded in the nicu. I swear every time I tried to bf, 12 uncles would come visit the baby next to us, it was ridiculous! The speech therapist told me to focus on bottle feeds so we could get out of there faster, so nursing got put on the back burner. [Read more…]
Ask an Expert: When Baby is Not Interested in Solids
by Wendy Wisner, IBCLC
Fan Question:
“My 7 month old is not interested in starting baby foods at all, she just wants the breast. I am okay with that but her doctor tells me that she wouldn’t be getting enough nutrition. The internet searches I do are divided on the issue. What are your opinions or experiences with this? I don’t want to force her to eat but I also want her to be healthy.” [Read more…]
