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10 Mistakes I Made As a First-Time Mom-Part III

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I hope maybe one person might learn from my mistakes. But, the truth is that we all have to make our own as we become first-time Moms. So, maybe you won’t take my advice, and that’s OK. Because by NOT taking my advice, you took it, in a way. Remember what I said in part II of this series about trusting YOUR gut? And, for the first 4 tidbits in this series you can go here. Well, last, but certainly not least, are my final three things I learned from my mistakes as a first-time Mom. 8. Don’t buy a … Continue reading →

Breastfeeding is a Personal Choice

As a mother who has nursed three babies and edits an attachment parenting site, I am a big supporter of breastfeeding. But one thing I’ve noticed is that some people are crazy about it. There are a lot of breastfeeding moms and supporters out there that get kind of nasty to moms that don’t breastfeed. My personal experience was when my oldest quit nursing at seven months old. She just quit. No notice, no warning. Just one day she woke up and wanted nothing to do with my breast. Come to find out I was pregnant, but she didn’t care, … Continue reading →

The Pregnancy Blog Week in Review for July 1-July 7

Each week in the Pregnancy Blog, I try to cover a variety of topics on all stages of pregnancy, birth and infertility. The Week in Review is a great way to catch up on reading and find the articles that are most relevent for you. As always, I’m very interested in your feedback or suggestions for future blog topics. I’m not Leaking; Will I be Able to Breastfeed? This was a question that caused me to lose sleep during my first pregnancy. Everything I read suggested that I would see colostrum leaking at some point in my pregnancy. This blog … Continue reading →

I’m not Leaking; Will I be Able to Breastfeed?

The title of this blog is a question that I asked when I was pregnant. During my pregnancy with my first baby, my husband and I took a giant step out of the stone age and bought our first computer. A friend showed me how to get online and I began reading everything I could find on pregnancy, breastfeeding, birth and babies. On site after site, I read about leaking colostrum during pregnancy. From all my reading, I knew what colostrum was and I knew I wasn’t leaking it. I had also read enough to know that I wanted to … Continue reading →

Walking Around with a Sippy Cup

In the past two days, I have witnessed two “sippy cup incidents” and I thought this might be a good place to discuss them. The first one, I was taking a cross-town bus and there was a two-year-old (or so) sitting in front of me(or standing, actually) alternating licking the condensed and foggy bus window and pouring juice from his sippy cup into the ridges around the window and down the wall. The second was last night at a fairly swanky art gallery show opening for three local artists. I quickly assessed that one of the artists was a twenty-something … Continue reading →

Breast Changes During Pregnancy

All women experience breast changes at various times during pregnancy. There is an important reason for these changes; your body is preparing to feed your baby. During pregnancy, your breasts are preparing to make milk. Some women see colostrum leaking while they are still pregnant. The changes in the breasts start early. One of the first symptoms of pregnancy is sore breasts. The tenderness will start around the time you start wondering if you could possibly be pregnant. It will continue throughout the first trimester. Hormones are the main reason for the tenderness. An increase in blood flow to the … Continue reading →