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We Attended the World Breastfeeding Challenge

October 7, 2009

When I heard about the World Breastfeeding Challenge, scheduled for October 3, 2009, I immediately knew I wanted to go. I’m up for a challenge! All over the world mothers would unite and latch on their children at the same time — what a great idea to promote breastfeeding! So Landon and I drove to [...]

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Friday Favorites

September 26, 2009

I just found another great blog via Twitter — Daily Dwelling. Monica currently lives in Germany with her three kids, so of course that intrigued me. She runs a blog carnival called Friday Favorites, which is a list of favorite links you want to share with your readers. So here are my Friday Favorites: Natural [...]

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Thank You Cards for Breastfeeding Moms

September 17, 2009

I woke up after falling asleep with Landon and here I am at midnight printing out “Thank You Notes” for breastfeeding moms. I just stumbled upon this site, Militant Breastfeeding Cult, and although I am so not a “cult” person, I was intreagued by the words “militant breastfeeding.” I guess that is me by now [...]

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Extended Co-Sleeping

September 13, 2009

Since we moved, I have been sleeping in Landon’s new big-boy twin bed with him. And Daddy is sleeping on the couch. Our new bedroom needed to be painted, so we don’t have our bed set up yet. I think that is going to finally happen tomorrow, since I finished painting the trim today. Honestly, [...]

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Dagmar Bleasdale Featured on Colloquymoms.com

August 30, 2009

Kat Robertson, who blogs at For the Love of Chaos, contacted me and asked me to write a guest post for her other blog, Colloquy Moms, which she writes with her friend Shynea Hunter from PennyPinchingDiva. She gave me free reign — write anything about breastfeeding. How could I resist? My article, 3 Invaluable Tips [...]

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Who Helped You Learn How to Breastfeed?

August 29, 2009

Breastfeeding definitely needs to be learned, it doesn’t come easy to most women. It took me two sleepless, painful weeks and visits to two lactation specialists to get the hang of it. The first one was useless, the second a godsend. I credit Corky Harvey (MS, RN, IBCLC) for my breastfeeding success and the fact [...]

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Healthy Baby Bounty Bags for New Moms Will Promote Breastfeeding in Hospitals

August 12, 2009

World Breastfeeding Week is over — all the more reason to write supportive posts to encourage women to breastfeed. After learning that 200 hospitals will replace formula sample bags with breastfeeding support sample bags called Healthy Bounty Baby Bags, I expressed interest in writing about this, and Lansinoh, one of the companies that will include [...]

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Are Mothers Who Choose Not to Breastfeed Selfish?

August 3, 2009

While pregnant or even before, every woman inevitably thinks about the topic of breastfeeding. Will I breastfeed my baby? For how long? I think most women have the best intentions and try to breastfeed and then stop after different periods of time – they might breastfeed a week, they make it through the rough first [...]

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Hitting Milestones – Great for Baby, Tough on Mommy

July 26, 2009

A girlfriend, already? I’m adjusting to you going to “cool” (preschool)! Landon is now almost two years and nine months old, and it is becoming more and more apparent that he isn’t my little baby anymore. I am trying my best to deny/ignore/dispute/negate/reject/contradict/disclaim this fact, but it is true. My sweet little boy still sleeps [...]

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Did You Gain or Lose Weight After You Stopped Breastfeeding?

July 20, 2009

I keep saying that breastfeeding is the best diet I have ever been on, yet when I mention this a lot of women tell me that they feel like their bodies are holding on to weight they can’t shed because of their breastfeeding. My friend Karen warns me that I should be very careful after [...]

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Child Safety and Childproofing Tips

May 28, 2009

I learned today that Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter died on Tuesday after a tragic accident. She slipped or put her head in the loop of a cord hanging under a treadmill’s console and was suffocated. I feel just terrible hearing this news, and it brings to light again that we as parents can’t be vigilant [...]

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Co-Sleeping — My Experience and Guidelines

May 19, 2009

My niece invited all the Bleasdale women to New Hampshire to celebrate her bridal shower, and I was exited to go. L is 2 ½ now and I have never been away from him for a night. We practice attachment parenting and co-sleeping, meaning he sleeps in our bed. So going to the shower meant [...]

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Do I Want Another Child?

May 3, 2009

Today, I found myself pondering again what I have thought about a few times since Landon was born: do I want another child? Landon was only months old when family members and friends started to ask about the second child, and a lot of my mom friends seem to be having the second child now [...]

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Breastfeeding Advantages: Facts and Tips

January 25, 2009

This picture was taken when L was a day old. Following are some things I know to be true after 2 1/2 years of breastfeeding :) 1. Your milk WILL come in, and you will make enough milk for your baby! Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! It breaks my heart every time I hear a [...]