Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival! This post was written as part of the Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For more info on the Carnival or if you want to participate, contact Claire at clindstrom2 {at} gmail {dot} com. Today’s post is about breastfeeding multiple children. Please […]
I have been going back and forth on whether or not I wanted to share this part of our breastfeeding journey most of the summer. It is hard to talk about breastfeeding beyond the first year in our US culture, let alone past the second birthday and beyond. Otter and I have been nursing since […]
I posted a little bit about our choice to let our children self-wean over on our SPB blog since it’s Breastfeeding Awareness Month in the USA. Based on one of the comments that post received on FB, I am going to write more about the “hows” of breastfeeding an older child here today. As of […]
Our theme this month was “Nature’s Best” as we celebrate Breastfeeding Awareness Month here in the USA. This statue from Peru is a perfect way to kick off this post: So here are the #beautifulbfing images sent in by our readers, and some from way back in our personal archive to share with you […]
Toddler nursing…anyone who nurses a toddler has stories. The crazy positions. The angry demands. The moments of stillness. The immunity boosts. The crazy positions. The nipple twiddling! Why do we do it? Personally, as we have added children, breastfeeding gives the nursling(s) and I a moment to connect. While I have to think about one-on-one […]
Today’s Wordless Wednesday is prompted by the theme for the final day of Nursing Freedom and San Diego Breastfeeding Coalition‘s Blog Carnival. Enjoy these images of breastfeeding mamas around the West Coast, and be sure to check out breastfeeding babies over on our Sweet Pea Births blog.
Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival! This post was written as part of the Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For more info on the Carnival or if you want to participate, contact Claire at clindstrom2 {at} gmail {dot} com. Today’s post is about breastfeeding success stories. Please […]
Before my son, T, was born I wanted four or five children. I loved pregnancy and couldn’t wait to experience it again and again. Giving birth was a little bit harder; post partum recovery was a doozy and taking care of a newborn, oh. my. goodness. I swore off having any more babies’ f […]