It’s been almost two weeks since I talked about breastfeeding! Heck, it’s been almost a week since I’ve posted at all. Whoops. Since I last posted, I had a heartbreak. I stopped nursing all together. I started focusing on my pumping output, and making sure Ruby was getting enough from a bottle. We stopped practicing all of our bottle habits… Read More
Wah Wah Wah.
Wow, I bet ya’ll are all tired of hearing about Ruby and breastfeeding! I’m tired of thinking about it, and talking about it, and worrying about it. Seriously. So, I wanted to clarify some things. First, and I heard this one a lot – Ruby doesn’t hate breastfeeding. She’s not miserable. She loves it. She adores clawing at my chest,… Read More
Defeated Today.
I want to write blogs that make people happy. I want people to cheer for us, and be proud of us, and be so thankful they stopped by to read. I want to inspire moms, and empower women, make dads laugh. I want to make people smile. So when something doesn’t go the way I want it to, or when… Read More
One Step Forward.
I had a skype consult with an amazing IBCLC. (Look ma, I gave her a chance!) She has worked with Dr. Jack Newman, and has been a supporter of nursing women – and women in general – for years. I didn’t ask for her permission to use her name on my blog… but suffice to say, she is wonderful. We… Read More
Nursing Ruby – Update
Wow. I mean, really. Wow. Did I hope that my blog would get out there, and I would find help? Yeah, you bet I did. Did I have any idea it would recieve the attention, support, love, caring, kindness, suggestions, advice, and amazing offers for assistance that it did? I had no clue. Absolutely no clue at all. This is… Read More
