I'd love to say this was just a funny little idea I had for one of the comics in my book...but no! This is real life people! So yeah...this really did happen between my husband and I. After a particularly bad night of frequent wake-ups my husband rolled over to me, "So he slept through [...]
“Lactavist” has become a dirty word. The more we share our feelings on social media about how we love breastfeeding, the more we are attacked and put on the outs. We are called a “lactavist” or someone who is “pushing breastfeeding” onto people. Any research that is shared is torn apart and disregarded. I've heard people say, [...]
Although many social media and mainstream media out there would like us to “end the mummy wars”, what they are really doing is trying to silence our most inner passions and experiences. Silence what we know to be true and important to us as mothers (how we feed our babies, handle sleep issues, discipline, make [...]
Breast is not best but is in fact, the biological norm. My breasts are not best, but it is what my baby is looking for when he sucks his hand and moves his head. My breasts are not best, but they are what comforts him instantly when crying, hungry, sad, hurt, scared or bored. Breast [...]
Yes, I'm an IBCLC. I'm usually writing about breastfeeding, attachment parenting, sleep deprivation and relationships. I help women and their families with breastfeeding issues and challenges, among other things. But you know what, I also have pubic hair. And since it is no longer 1970, I shave. Or wax. Or trim...and you know what else [...]
My mother loved breastfeeding. I remember she would talk about how she, "hated being pregnant, loved giving birth and loved breastfeeding". I used to think she was insane. How could she love giving birth and breastfeeding? Now that I have three kids myself, I can say that I feel exactly the same. I was born [...]
"MY UTERUS! IT'S FALLING!" I don't usually talk about my uterus, ESPECIALLY when I fell like it is about to fall out of my vagina!!! Yet around the world, it is estimated that up to 80% of women are affected, and experience some sort of prolapse in their lifetime. Let's all get down to the [...]
We are so naive when we have our first. Let's be honest people...we have NO idea what are are getting ourselves into!!! Here is my list of sixteen unexpected situations you might encounter as a mum that no one bothered to mention to you... 1. You might find your child in the toilet. Literally IN. [...]
Yes, I am happy to admit it. I have squirted my breastmilk in my son's ear when he had an ear infection. I have also squirted it in his nostrils when he was stuffy. I have also squirted it in his eye when he had conjunctivitis. Are you still with me or have you closed [...]
