Reading Time: 5 minutes If you are planning on breastfeeding, you want to prepare yourself for a great start and not just wing it. I spent the six years between 2008 and 2014 either breastfeeding or pregnant. After a respite of a couple years, I breasted my son for 22 months. From the outside looking in, it might appear […]
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Safely Using Essential Oils with Babies and While Breastfeeding
Reading Time: 9 minutes Using essential oils with babies and while breastfeeding can be tricky. We interviewed a certified aromatherapist to get the inside scoop on how to do it safely! By Will Odom, Contributing Writer (and Erin’s hubby!) In our home, we have been avid users of essential oils for several years. However, we didn’t feel educated about […]
Is Breastfeeding A Moral Issue?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Breastfeeding doesn’t always “work well” for everyone. And perhaps breastfeeding is not the moral issue we sometimes make it out to be! Here is one mom’s story… by Jessica, of “Smartter” Each Day, Contributing Writer It was six years ago, but if I close my eyes, it’s so real I’m almost there again. I’m next […]
The Most Important Breastfeeding Advice You’ve Never Heard Before
Reading Time: 5 minutes Excess lipase activity can happen to anyone. Here’s what you need to know about this breastfeeding challenge, and how nursing moms can overcome it! Have you heard of excess lipase activity? Guest post by Rebekah of Simply Rebekah I took a breastfeeding class before my baby was born and read several breastfeeding blogs. I had […]
Feeding Your Family for $350/Month
Reading Time: 5 minutes By Tiffany, Contributing Writer I stopped making New Year’s resolutions in my early 20’s. Although just a couple decades under my belt, I figured out that resolutions were really just a fancy way of saying big change. And according to tradition, these significant changes had to be practically earth-shattering… like “never ever eat sugar again” […]
Dear Mom Who Chose NOT to Breastfeed
Reading Time: 3 minutes Have you ever felt judged for your decision to bottle feed your baby? Here’s a letter of grace and support for the mom who chose NOT to breastfeed her baby. This post is part of the Dear Mom Letters series. This post was written specifically for moms who made the choice not to breastfeed–not to those who […]