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When Babies Prefer Boobs to Bottles

When Babies Prefer Boobs to Bottles

I wrote this for World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7).  If you like it, please “Like” it over at mom.me.  Thanks! My mother still thinks it’s my fault. After two weeks of blissfully (okay, painfully) nursing my newborn daughter around the clock, it was...
The Breastfeeding Bride

The Breastfeeding Bride

I had this dream last night: I’m walking down the aisle in a gorgeous couture bridal gown (it’s my dream, I can wear what I want to).  Dave is waiting for me at the altar.  Our eyes meet.  Out of nowhere, a baby cries.  And then all of a sudden, I have Fembot boobs,...
I’m Okay!

I’m Okay!

First, thanks for all the love and support around my weaning crisis.   It helped a lot.   I’ve officially stopped breastfeeding and I have to say it was probably harder on me (and Dave, who had to put up with me) than on Viv.  She is still getting used to the...
The Heartbreak of Weaning

The Heartbreak of Weaning

I just breastfed my daughter for the last time, and my heart is breaking. We had a good run – 15 months – but I wasn’t quite ready to stop, and I’m not sure she was either. Later this week, I’ll begin injecting myself with fertility drugs, which apparently are the...

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