After weaning my first born deliberately after he turned 1 (he weaned completely at 13mths), I had always wanted to nurse each of my children for a minimum of two years. BUT so far, I have not been granted this request! So far they have weaned at 14mths, 12mths, 16mths and 22mths, respectively. They had […] Read more…
Breastfeeding
No Milk Bottles?!
Last Sunday I had a very interesting conversation with a fellow mother. She was “done” having babies and was looking to pass on her baby stuff. Knowing that we are expecting our 6th baby, she offered to bless us with milk bottles and crib sheets. I gratefully and politely declined, explaining to her that I […] Read more…
Another Blocked Duct
Blocked ducts are PAINFUL! Sometimes you know what caused them, sometimes you don’t. Either way, here are 4 tips to clear them once and for all! Deal with it ASAP so that they don’t lead to mastitis – breast inflammation. And you don’t have to stop breastfeeding because of it. In fact, nursing more will help unclog the blockages. Read more…
Why Is Breastfeeding Often So Difficult?
I must say upfront that I have been extremely blessed to have breastfed all 5 of our children with very little problems. Sure, I had soreness and bleeding in the early days with #1 and even #2. Then I had mastitis with #2 and blocked ducts with the rest, a nursing strike with #4 and […] Read more…
Why Breastfeed?
Before I had my first child, I was very determined that I would breastfeed. Why? Well, I had read all those media reports on how breastfeeding can help reduce the chances of getting allergies. I had suffered bad eczema in my late teens (it erupted when I was in junior college) & then again in […] Read more…
My Breastfeeding Journey – Part 3
Baby #4 was the 1st baby I had naturally. No pethedine (#1 & #2) & no gas (#1, #2 & #3). And yet she was the one who though latched on correctly, had a very weak suckle. I don’t know the reason. I just kept praying about it & then 1 day the strength of […] Read more…
My Breastfeeding Journey – Part 2
Armed with the knowledge that a newborn baby must nursed every 2hrs to prevent a high level of jaundice, I made sure that I nursed baby #2 every 2hrs from birth. Yes, that meant that I couldn’t nap as long as I wanted to but that was a small sacrifice compared to being stressed & […] Read more…
My Breastfeeding Journey
My breastfeeding journey started when my first child was born in 1998. I had a few months of break in between each child. My “baby” weaned in January 2012. I have been nursing for almost 14 years! I totally did not plan for it when I started out nursing my first born. All I wanted to was to give him what designed for babies right from the beginning. Read more…