Tag: breastfeeding

Ditch the Nursing Cover While Breastfeeding!

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Ladies, can we all just agree on something? It’s time to ditch the nursing cover! You know the ones I’m talking about; they look like...

10 Breastfeeding Tips from Not an Expert

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I am not a healthcare professional or lactation consultant, nor do I have a lot of experience with breastfeeding. I'm a first time mom...

Breastfeeding advocacy for Vermont – Spotlight on: Chittenden County Breastfeeding Coalition

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  “The BVTMB team is thrilled to do a monthly series on local non-profit organizations in our community. Each month our team we will highlight a...

Weekend Wednesdays: May 1st to May 3rd

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It's the first weekend in May! Here are a few of our favorite family activities! Saturday, May 2, 2015 Mayfest Colorful ribbons will unfurl and young children...

Upcoming Local Breastfeeding Events

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May is an exciting month in Vermont for breastfeeding events! Two big things are happening ... The Miracle Milk Stroll on May 2nd, and...

The Importance of Postpartum Nutrition

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There is no doubt that giving birth requires phenomenal physical, emotional, and spiritual energy. I certainly felt zapped and depleted for weeks after giving...

Having a Baby? Four Books To Get You Through The Childbearing...

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There are many, ever-changing books, blogs, and websites on the topics of pregnancy, labor and birth, breastfeeding, and newborn/child wellness. Whether you are having...

I Failed at Breastfeeding and I'll be Fine.

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I failed at breastfeeding my newborn. With tears I write this, even now. Three months in and I can't separate my feelings from my reality...

Big Latch On Recap

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The Big Latch On at Landry Park was a great success! 37 mamas came out to join us and our final count was 39...

Feeding Sean

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In my last trimester of pregnancy, a flood destroyed our home.  The spring green nursery complete with washed and folded-hand-me-down clothes and a honey colored...

Breastfeeding Your Adopted Infant

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I have to admit that I was a bit shocked when I first heard that it was possible to breastfeed an adopted child. We...

On Choosing the Bottle Over the Boob

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I chose not to breastfeed my babies. World Breastfeeding Week has been a time to reflect on my choices as a woman and as a...

When Breastfeeding Sucks. Pun Intended.

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DISCLAIMER: This might scare you if you've never breastfed before. It might make you rethink it. Please skip directly to last paragraph. I was 27...

My Frenemy: The Breast Pump

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There was a point in my life where I remember thinking breastfeeding was weird. My mom did not breast feed and I was not exposed...