Ever since I published Our Typical Bedtime Routine, I've gotten a lot of questions about one particular thing I talked about... How I nurse in the DockATot (Not sure what the DockATot is? It's my holy grail baby product! Check out my DockATot Review here). I nurse my little guy to sleep every night. This isn't the right decision for every family, but it works for us. What wasn't working for … [Read more...]
Spectra S1 Breast Pump Review
This review contains affiliate links. However, all products were purchased by me and all opinions remain my own. For more information see my full disclosure policy. Before I went back to work in December of last year, I was really discouraged. My goal had been to continue to breastfeed my son for at least a year (and hopefully continue until he self-weans), but pumping was a nightmare. It would … [Read more...]
Our Nursing Journey
Breastfeeding was never supposed to be difficult after all, we're biologically designed to provide love and nutrition to our offspring in this way. I did all the right things during my pregnancy; attended child birth classes, watched videos, read books and even went to La Leche League meetings. I was prepared both mentally and physically to nurse my child. Somewhere though, something went wrong. … [Read more...]
4 Useful Ideas for Expired Breastmilk
Every pumping mama's worst fear. Milk left on the counter too long; unthawed milk not being drank, a few extra unknown bags found in the deep freezer. I almost killed my husband (okay, an exageration) when he left 6 ounces of milk on the counter all night. I was an underproducer so seeing it in the morning was like a stab in my heart. Luckily, there's a lot of uses for breastmilk besides just … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Increase Breastmilk Supply
It's no secret my l'il bub and I struggled with breastfeeding. You can read our nursing journey here, but basically he wasn't getting enough breastmilk. We saw 4 lactation consultants during this time, but no one could figure out if I wasn't making enough milk for him, or if he was inefficient at draining my breasts (causing my body to make less). I figured if I could increase my supply, it would … [Read more...]
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