Victoria's Secret has nursing bras
While checking out the massive discounts over at Victoria’s Secret right now (It seems sexy lingerie isn’t in high demand during a recession), I noticed a category “Nursing.” I clicked it and low and...
View ArticleBreastfeeding in Italy with a Toddler
I started this post after we returned from Italy in March 2009, but I never finished it. What better time to do so than now? Before we left for Milan, I was a bit anxious about nursing a toddler on the...
View ArticleBreastfeeding after reduction - 2 years and still going strong
When I was 15 years old, breastfeeding was the furthest thing from my mind, I just wanted smaller breasts. I went from a 44E to a 38B (yes, clearly I was in the wrong band size pre-surgery. I didn’t...
View ArticlePumping
Originally posted on A Piece of My Mind. Pumping. I am not sure why I have not really blogged about pumping. Obviously I did pump and hand express (tomorrow’s topic) or I would not have made it through...
View ArticleHand Expression
Originally published on A Piece of My Mind. I mentioned yesterday that I use hand expression at times. I first learned how to do this when I wanted to increase my supply because I found out that breast...
View ArticleSeparation while extended nursing
I figure I’m a little unusual in the modern, western world. At 25 months, my son Oliver is still breastfeeding, and last weekend was our first extended separation since his birth. I’ve left Oliver for...
View ArticleGreat Nursing and Maternity Wrap Cardigan
I am a huge fan of Victoria’s Secrets Soft & Sexy Wrap. It’s not marketed for maternity and nursing wear, but that’s what so special about it. It’s a good wardrobe investment that you can wear...
View ArticleOur Weaning Story
I thought for my 26-week pregnancy update, I’d tell the story of how, because of hyperemesis gravidarum, Oliver and I ended our breastfeeding relationship. While much of the first six months of...
View ArticleThoughts on Parenting
My New Years Resolution this year was to get back to blogging, on all my blogs. So far, this hasn’t worked out great, Leo is crawling and during the hour nap that he takes in the morning while Oliver...
View ArticleBreastfeeding after reduction surgery - the second time around
I wrote previously about breastfeeding my first child after having had breast reduction surgery as a teenager. We successfully breastfed for 27 months, until I stopped producing milk due to...
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