What can you do when breastfeeding makes your skin crawl? There’s little worse than expecting an experience to be special and positive only to have it turn painful and traumatic. Particularly when the experience is a regular reoccurring one with your child that you had hoped would be bonding and maybe ...

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There is a condition that almost nobody talks about that makes women hate breastfeeding. It is a real thing.  If breastfeeding makes your skin crawl, you’re not alone. That’s what was happening for me in this selfie. I decided to document the moment and send it to my husband when I ...

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 Your night weaning gently questions answered.___________________Night Weaning Gently FAQsI’ve been teaching gentle night weaning for over a decade and I’ve used the same methods with 6 of my own children and coached many more families through the process with my private parenting coaching clients. There is no one-size-fits-all approach and ...

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Controversial opinion: If you’re going to have a baby, you absolutely should breastfeed. The evidence is clear. Unless, of course, you don’t want to. This may seem confusing coming from someone that goes around with slang for lactation as a name and that’s totally fair. Isn’t someone like me supposed to be ...

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Nursing blister and cobblestone lips Did/does your baby have a blister on their lip from breastfeeding?Lip blisters are pretty common for nursing babies. Many assume they’re a normal and expected part of feeding a baby but while a small blister that fades quickly could be a part of a normal lactation ...

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By Jessica Martin-Weber, CLE, relationship and parenting coach Fuss-feed-doze-fuss-feed-squirm-feed-cry-feed-doze-pee-fuss-change-cry-feed-poop-cry-change-feed-fuss-feed-doze… *REPEAT* Suddenly it seems like baby just can’t get enough milk and wants to feed multiple times an hour for several hours. What’s going on? Before you panic that baby isn’t getting enough milk, it may be cluster feeding. Normal feeding intervals are every 2-4 ...

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By Jessica Martin-Weber, CLE Friends, I used to consider myself a romantic. Sweet thoughtful gestures like surprising me with a fresh picked wildflower on a walk or writing me a love note or showing up with chocolate just because it was my idea of romance. Grand gestures and expensive items were never ...

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Let me just start by saying I really love my baby. And like all parents who really love their children, I absolutely adore every moment with him and delight in each perfect perfection of him. I am never rankled or flustered or overwhelmed and make sure he knows I love ...

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  Can a human live on breastmilk their entire life? I asked my health teacher and he told me he didn’t know but you probably would and I should ask you and then tell him.” I laughed. And told her it would depend before launching into an info dump on the ...

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Have you heard that a baby is “just lazy” if they aren’t feeding well? Babies are born to feed. It is crucial to their survival and barring any physical causes, they are going to feed well. Often I hear from parents that they were told their baby is just a “lazy feeder” ...

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