Last Thursday, I had my first clinical day on my path to becoming an IBCLC. For those of you not acquainted with the breastfeeding world, that stands for International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. I spent from 7:30 am until 5 pm helping new mommas learn how to breastfeed their babies. It was incredible. There were so many things I took… Read More
The Cold, Hard Truth.
I’m a liar. I didn’t mean to be. I thought I was telling the truth. But I wasn’t – I lied. And I’m not sorry. They say a picture is worth a thousand words… these are worth millions. Ruby and I have been breastfeeding. Exclusively. For nearly two weeks. I don’t know what changed. I don’t know why it happened…. Read More
Nursing Video
Ok. I’ve been filming Ruby nursing for a long time. I don’t think I’ve ever, before now, had a video that adequately demonstrates what a session is like for us – a typical, frustrating session. I hesitated to post it, because there is a ton of boob. Really, a ton. And Ruby was bottomless, but I covered that up. (It… Read More
Breastfeeding Ruby – Update
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
