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Reading Time: 4 minutesImage by agastecheg Welcome to this week’s edition of the Breastfeeding Mini Series. I took last Friday off and decided to post today instead.  It’s hard to believe this is our final post in this series!  I thought it would be appropriate to tie up the series with a final breastfeeding challenge–weaning. I have to […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesImage by mexikids Guest Post by Taylor of Mama Java Welcome to this week’s edition of the Breastfeeding Mini Series.    Today it’s all about nursing strikes. Many people confuse nursing strikes with early weaning, but babies typically do not initiate true weaning until they are over a year old, and it’s usually gradual.  With […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesWelcome to this week’s edition of the Breastfeeding Mini Series. This week’s breastfeeding challenge is working and pumping. I have been blessed to work from home with my second daughter, whom I am currently in the 10th month of breastfeeding. But I worked full-time from the time my firstborn was 6 weeks until she was […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesWelcome to this week’s edition of the Breastfeeding Mini Series. As I wrap up the series, I am tackling some breastfeeding challenges. If you are new to the series, check out my posts on thrush and teething. The first breastfeeding challenge I ever faced was opposition. Some of the members of my extended family didn’t […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesImage by kraaft One of the biggest breastfeeding challenges I have endured is thrush. I really cannot complain because I had a mild case. However, my thrush led to my baby’s 5-month battle with yeast infections.  It’s important to know the symptoms of and remedies for thrush, so if you or your baby are infected, […]