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
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
A Cry For Help.
Ok, internets. I’m coming to you for help. I know I said I was through, that I had given up. But I truly haven’t. I don’t know if I will ever allow myself to REALLY give up. So I’m asking you… I’m begging you to help me. All moms who have breastfed, all mommies who have tried to breastfeed, all… Read More
Maxillary Labial Frenum and Tongue Tie
When I think of a ‘whirlwind vacation’, I imagine jetting off to Paris for a romantic weekend. Jetting off ANYWHERE is not relaxing or romantic at all. I flew with Ruby to Albany, New York yesterday… and here’s why: Ruby and I have had nursing troubles for ages, and there didn’t seem to be any real solution beyond just muscling… Read More
