breastfeeding

10 Things People Say About Breastfeeding That They Really Shouldn’t

1. Breastfeeding in public is all about modesty No it’s not. If it was about modesty people opposed to breastfeeding in public would be going up to every woman in a low cut top and telling her that she was offending them. 2. When they are old enough to ask for it they are too [...]

19 comments Just keep reading . . .

Weaning. It’s Complicated

I don’t really want to wean Piper. Everything about breastfeeding her is easy. You know, except for the biting. I’m over that. That is one thing we could definitely put in the pro-weaning basket. And as I’m feeding her through the night or first thing in the morning the last thing I want to be [...]

23 comments Just keep reading . . .

Who Is Scared of Mastitis?

That would be me. I’m terrified of mastitis. TERRIFIED. I didn’t have it in the year I breastfed Riley, but because we had a rough start to breastfeeding, I know all about excruciating pain with breastfeeding and crying through every feed, dreading it. I imagine that’s what mastitis is like. And that’s not even taking [...]

26 comments Just keep reading . . .

241/365 Breastfed

I always took it for granted that a baby would fall asleep after a feed. Not this one. I can count the number of times on one hand that she has drifted off to sleep after being fed. And I kind of miss it because I love watching her drift off to sleep. Last night [...]

3 comments Just keep reading . . .

When Breastfeeding is More Offensive Than The Slap

Twitter was abuzz with the new ABC series, “The Slap”, last night. I’ll confess I haven’t read the book. Actually, I don’t think I’ve read a book in three years. That is extremely disturbing in and of itself. Sometimes Twitter is so witty, so nuanced and so sensitive to subtlety that it makes me feel [...]

46 comments Just keep reading . . .

Priorities. I Has Them.

The last week has been all about figuring out what’s important. Most things take a back seat when Riley is sick and sensitive and in need of lots of cuddles. Most things take a back seat to a teething baby too. Like the gym. I would love to have spent more time at the gym [...]

12 comments Just keep reading . . .

I am Unapologetic about Breastfeeding in Public

I fed my baby today. In public. Without covering up. This was not earth shattering for me. But I was surprised and a little disheartened at the looks I received today, and that the six or so people who were sitting in chairs in the shopping centre chose to move rather than stay sitting near [...]

27 comments Just keep reading . . .

Being Unprepared

I was reading The Feminist is Breeding and it resonated with how I’ve felt being pregnant and no longer trying to conceive. After 9 months of trying, I stopped even thinking about being pregnant. It was just all about getting a positive pregnancy test. I didn’t think about baby stuff or doctors appointments or making [...]

18 comments Just keep reading . . .

Great Expectations

This is a joint post with Amber at Unlikely Mama. You can follow her on twitter here. We thought it would be fun to look back on what our expectations were before we had our babies and how they’ve changed a year on (for Amber) and two years on (for me). Having Children Amber: Let [...]

10 comments Just keep reading . . .

Just Wonderful: Love and Partners and Natural Parenting

Welcome to the February Carnival of Natural Parenting: Love and partners! This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month we’re writing about how a co-parent has or has not supported us in our dedication to natural parenting. Please read to [...]

53 comments Just keep reading . . .

← Previous Entries