Entries in Breastfeeding (24)

Friday
Feb102012

Breastfeeding A Toddler

toddlerbreastfeeding

Now that my daughter is a year old (and I don't intend to become pregnant) I continue to breastfeed her. Interestingly enough I have found that both of my kids bit me once really hard while nursing, enough to draw blood but after that just tend to nibble.

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Wednesday
Sep282011

My Infant Is Constipated

ConstipatedInfant

When I picked her up she began to cry so I rubbed her tummy a little bit. When she didn't stop crying I just suddenly knew exactly what to do despite never having dealt with constipation with kids before. I quickly undressed her and removed her cloth diaper and sat her down on my son's portable potty chair...

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Monday
Sep122011

Kushies Flushable Biodegradable Diaper Liners

kushies

Solid waste is NEVER allowed to be disposed of in regular garbage, which includes both cloth AND disposable diapers! The landfills are not designed for composting, what's more it's is a rather major health issue.

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Wednesday
Sep072011

24 Hour Bug

24hourbug

It started with my 7.5 month old daughter Abby. She had had some mango several hours before a car ride... when we got home I was shocked to find that she had projectile vomited all over herself, her car seat, and the back seat (since she is rear facing). How did I not hear her do that...and what the heck is going on?!?

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Wednesday
Jun222011

Naps Are Not Just For The Kids

Naps

A few days ago it finally hit me that I needed a nap, so I went to lay down and of course forgot that I was washing our sheets and didn't have the bed made...

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Wednesday
Jun152011

Infant Poked In The Eye

InfantEye

Accidents happen yes, but it's even more unfortunate when the accident happens while trying to prevent one. There I was starting a load of laundry and holding my daughter in my right arm. I turned around to leave the laundry room but the door had closed partially... if I didn't act fast I would walk her right into the corner of the door and she'd hit her head...

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Wednesday
Jun012011

Sit Down Restaurant with Toddler and Infant

OliveGarden

I have been very brave when it comes to taking both my toddler and infant to a nice sit down dinner but I did attempt it a few weeks ago. We had a family dinner with my parents at Olive Garden. It was awesome and here are a few reasons why it went so well...

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Wednesday
May112011

Staying At A Hotel With A Toddler And Infant

Hotel

For the first time since before my son was born, our family stayed a night away from our house. I spent most of the prior day writing out a checklist of all the things we'd need and added to it as I thought of more essentials. This made it very easy to pack...

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Wednesday
Mar232011

Newborn Clogged Tear Duct

Cloggedtearduct

From the day she was born Abby had a boogery green and milky eye discharge from one of her eyes. I didn't know what it was or why it was doing happening but soon found out it was a clogged tear duct...

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Wednesday
Mar022011

The Family Bed

Dylan and Ang

It wasn't until I became a parent that I truly understood the family bed and attachment parenting. My son Dylan was born with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) which caused extreme fussiness and colic. By the second night, the only thing that would calm him down was to lay in bed snuggled up next to me. That's when it started...

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