James & Jax

It’s World Breastfeeding Week! World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated in over 170 countries! I am so excited about this year’s World Breastfeeding Week, probably because it might be my final one during which I’m actually nursing. Given Jax’s sleep issues, who knows whether there will be any more babies for me. I need some amazing [...]

After breastfeeding for 22 months, I think it’s finally time to attend my first La Leche League meeting this week. Why? Because I now have enough experience to possibly help others. I’ve handled nipple shields, breastfeeding after a c-section, pumping at work, clogged ducts (over & over & over), nursing strikes, reverse cycling, overactive letdown, [...]

This post is part of the breastfeeding blog hop over at Life With Levi. Check it out! I thought I’d seen the last of my trusty ol’ pump back in September 2010. But then my company sent me to New Orleans for a conference, and I was gone for 3 nights/4 days, requiring me to [...]

The hubs and I are going away in June for 3 nights/4 days. I already wrote about it here, so I won’t get into the details. But as the trip is rapidly approaching, now is the time to start to truly prepare myself for it. Top priorities on the trip preparation to do list: Have [...]

Dear trusty breastpump, You have been so good to me for so long. So why do I want to break up with you? For starters, I’d really like to get those 40 minutes per day of my life back. Our twice-daily sessions are great and all, but I keep thinking of what else I could [...]