Tag: breastfeeding
Ditch the Nursing Cover While Breastfeeding!
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
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
“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
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
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
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...
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...