This week we asked: What do alternatives to nursing for infant feeding look like? Read more about alternative infant feeding methods on our resource page Feed With Love and Respect, and enjoy this week’s articles on the theme. Tell us: What does baby feeding time look like in your family? Have you ever used one of these alternatives or a different one? Do you have a Wordless Wednesday post? Please link up below!  Read More…

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Many mothers find their dreams of a beautiful and easy breastfeeding relationship diminished when faced with a reality of a low milk supply, babies refusing to nurse, illnesses, and more. It can be devastating, even heartbreaking. But reality is that nursing can go beyond the breast. It’s not the only way to bond intimately with your child, and it is …  Read More…

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(Part one of this story was published earlier this week.) I am very active on a Catholic parenting forum and a local AP forum. I often go to them for advice, support, and prayers. When I first began having problems feeding my forth baby, I posted a prayer request on my Catholic forum. A woman wrote back that she was …  Read More…

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When people ask how I decided to breastfeed, I often give them a blank stare. For my husband and me, there really was no other choice. We were both breastfed; my mother nursed me until I was two and a half. Our first child nursed easily and fairly effortlessly; our second even more so. Breastfeeding for me was easy, natural …  Read More…

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NPN’s first giveaway is a My Brest Friend breastfeeding support kit! This fabulous prize pack includes “My Brest Friend Original Nursing Pillow with Slipcover” – “My Brest Friend Travel Nursing Pillow with Slipcover” – “My Brest Friend Adjustable Wooden Nursing Stool” – and more! The total value of this prize package comes to over $150!  Read More…

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

Much ado is given to “bonding with babies,” especially birth bonding. Parents are encouraged to bond to their babies at birth, if not before. For many parents, bonding comes easily and naturally. For others, it is a harder process. For preemie parents, it can seem like climbing Mount Everest – impossible and exhausting. Preemies are not miniature full term babies, …  Read More…

25 Comments | Posted in Alternative Caregivers, Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Alternatives, Consistent Care, Feeding With Love, Nurturing Touch, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity