As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, I have, first and foremost, an ethical obligation to provide evidence-based information to my clients to support their breastfeeding relationship. Every day, for a variety of reasons, I encounter and encourage families who need to supplement their baby’s nutrition with something other than milk directly from the mother’s […]
George Needs Mommy Milk by Tait McCann
Tait, age 6, had some fun with a pen and a notepad. This is his story. This is a baby. His name is George. George is saying “Goo Goo Ga Ga” and he is happy. George is kind of happy. George is learning how to stand up. George is starting to feel sad because […]
Bye Bye and Thank You
When my now 6 year old was 20 months old, I was feeling really touched out. I had struggled through serious post-partum depression and just felt in my heart that it was time for us to wean. We talked about it and decided when we would be through. We climbed into my bed on a […]
Rose Colored Glasses
I’ve been accused of being all “rose colored glasses” about breastfeeding. That couldn’t be further from the truth. While I hold very tightly to my belief that “we were create for this”, I know (both firsthand and from so many encounters with other moms) that it isn’t as easy as simply putting baby to breast. […]
Hop! Hop! Hop!
In an attempt to get connected to more breastfeeding blogs, I’m participating in the Breastfeeding Blog Hop! The more research (both formal and informal…meaning the kind that involves trolling the internet for Pajama Jeans!) I do, the more I realize from where moms today are gaining their breastfeeding education and understanding. I’ll have another blog […]
Flash Mob
On my Bucket List, firmly in the Top #5…participate in a Flash Mob! Here’s the thing about a flash mob: people, different abilities, different levels of knowledge about dancing and singing, different jobs, different ages…all coming together for one purpose. Most times that purpose is just plain ol’ fun. It is all about community. I […]
Relax
I recently purchased a new couch. And learned a lesson. Getting the beloved couch into our townhouse basement involved 7 people, 1 large hole in a wall, 2 walls removed, 8 feet of new trim, 3 sheets of drywall, 2 buckets of spackling and 1 bill from the drywall guy. I must really love this […]