Bust twiddling with a Nursing Necklace {$19 ARV} by Monkey Mama Necklaces in this giveaway from Monkey Butt Junction and Natural Parents Network. Contest is open Worldwide.  Read More…

43 Comments | Posted in Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Alternatives, Breastfeeding Past Infancy, Feeding With Love, Natural Parenting Products, Reviews and Giveaways

Co-sleeping is one excellent way to have two attachment parents in the family (instead of just one). Unfortunately, the family bed doesn’t always work for every family member. Co-sleeping usually brings a more restful night for families but if you have a baby who wakes crying frequently to nurse (my daughter), it can be hard on a parent who was …  Read More…

6 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Alternatives, Cosleeping, Feeding With Love, Nighttime Parenting, Parenting Philosophies, Safe Sleep

Milkies is offering our readers a giveaway of The Milk-Saver breast milk collection device, a value of $27.95. The unique design collects your leaking breast milk when you nurse, stopping embarrassing leaks and allowing you to store extra breastmilk effortlessly.  Read More…

7 Comments | Posted in Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Alternatives, Feeding With Love, Natural Parenting Products, Reviews and Giveaways

A seasoned pumping mama gives handy tips for pumping success.  Read More…

12 Comments | Posted in Alternative Caregivers, Balance, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Alternatives, Consistent Care, Feeding With Love, Work and Family

For any mother, the decision to return to work is one that is inevitably filled with lots of unknowns. The complexity of this decision is compounded ten-fold for the breastfeeding mother. Navigating breastfeeding in the workplace is enough to leave any new mom overwhelmed and anxious. Here are some key points that will help the new Breastfeeding/Working-Mother make a smooth …  Read More…

7 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Balance, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Alternatives, Feeding With Love, Parenting Philosophies, Work and Family

There are many reasons why nursing mothers find the need to supplement. While many of us strive towards exclusive breastfeeding, that is just not always possible. I struggled with significant low milk supply issues, first with my singleton and later my twins. Here are my tips and suggestions for supplementing with care, in a way that also preserves the nursing relationship. These …  Read More…

2 Comments | Posted in Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Alternatives, Feeding With Love

Treasure your breastfeeding journey while you can. I’ve been breastfeeding for most of the last four and a half years, and my journey is full of ups and downs and unexpected turns, and it didn’t start out easy. Breastfeeding Babe #1 Due to complications after my son’s birth, he was almost 24 hrs old the first time I attempted to …  Read More…

11 Comments | Posted in Activism, Balance, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Alternatives, Breastfeeding Past Infancy, Family Structure, Feeding With Love, Lactivism

Attachment is used to describe the long-term relationships between humans, particularly within families and between life-long friends. Bonding typically refers to the process of attachment that develops between parents and children. Bonding results through the child’s affection and trust of their parents. It is important that an infant develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for social and …  Read More…

1 Comment | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Babywearing, Breastfeeding Alternatives, Consistent Care, Cosleeping, Feeding With Love, Nighttime Parenting, Nurturing Touch, Parenting Philosophies, Preparing for Parenting, Responding With Sensitivity, Safe Sleep

Breastfeeding at the breast is the most normal way to feed a baby. Babies are born hard-wired to expect it and to seek it out. When that normal feeding relationship is interrupted, what’s a mom (and her baby) to do? Breastfeeding doesn’t have to be all or nothing; that includes how you get the milk from point A to point …  Read More…

7 Comments | Posted in Balance, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Alternatives, Feeding With Love, Work and Family

When my daughter, Emma, was born, she was a 9 pound 3 ounce red chubby baby with a latch and suck the strength of a vacuum cleaner. Hickeys all over my breast, which apparently all the nurses were talking about at the nursing station. I called it “Hoover Latch.” She really loved to nurse! Despite her enthusiasm for nursing and no obvious latch issues, problems soon arose. …  Read More…

22 Comments | Posted in Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Alternatives, Breastfeeding Past Infancy, Feeding With Love