My Mother Didn’t Support My Breastfeeding #Chocolate Milk August 17, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Advice Dear Diary, When my mother told me that I was starving my week-old daughter by breastfeeding, I threw the book at her. No, really. I threw a book at her, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding which I consider...
I Was Forced to Breastfeed #Chocolate Milk August 16, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding Dear Diary, Breastfeeding really grossed me out. I couldn’t watch it, be around it or even get my mind around the concept. I mean why do that when there are perfectly good formulas at the grocery store....
Easy Breastfeeding #Chocolate Milk August 15, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Advice Dear Diary, In terms of conception, labor and delivery, and breastfeeding, the latter was the only one where my easy button actually worked. One of my children had to be coaxed into the oven; we...
Breastfeeding & Overproduction #Chocolate Milk August 13, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Advice Dear Diary, I was nervous about breastfeeding before I had my daughter Peyton. I heard so many stories about women not being successful at nursing; I was scared I wouldn’t be able to. Boy was I wrong....
5 Tips to Successfully Breastfeed #Chocolate Milk August 12, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Advice Dear Diary, Sometimes it’s the people who are the closest to you that discourage you the most. My decision to breastfeed my daughter almost four years ago was met with cynicism. I remember sharing the...
Breastfeeding and Working #Chocolate Milk August 10, 2014 #Chocolate Milk, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Advice Dear Diary, Breastfeeding is best for babies. There’s an entire campaign selling mothers on it. And now that I’m a mother, I know that we’ll do anything if we believe that it is good for our babies....