Category Archives: nursing

Peace and Calm

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Laura

“I would feel milk and love flowing from me to her as once it had flowed to me.”*  The other day, Ellie swaddled her baby and climbed into our rocking chair to nurse her.  I walked in after she had … Continue reading →

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Nursing for Two (at five weeks)

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Laura

Mark turned five weeks old yesterday.  We’ve definitely had our ups and downs with tandem nursing since he was born.  Mark himself is a champion nurser.  He did hurt me a bit for a couple weeks when he latched on … Continue reading →

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Interspecies Tandem Nursing

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Laura

Because that’s how we roll around here:  If you’re hungry or sad, then you get to nurse.  And if Mama can nurse two babies, why can’t Ellie? She’s so good at nursing, she can do it on the go. Even … Continue reading →

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Nursing is A Lot More Fun When You Actually Get Some Milk

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Laura

Nursing with two has been an adventure already!  My goal has been to only nurse one child at a time and so far, we’ve succeeded.  A couple times, this has required some creative distraction but for the most part, our … Continue reading →

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Nursing For Two

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Laura

my totally late post to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week in a municipal park in Reykjavik, Iceland, July 2012 Ellie was still nursing when we found out that I was pregnant with Baby B2.  And by nursing, I mean NURSING.  At … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Parenting, Part 9: Staying Close

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Parenting, Part 8: Baby-Led Eating and Weaning

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Parenting, Part 5: Exclusive, Then Extended Breastfeeding

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Parenting, Part 2: Trusting Our Baby (this time with food)

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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That’s What I Get For Announcing to the World that I Trust My Baby

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Laura

Yesterday, I posted about how we try to trust Ellie and ourselves in our parenting.  That particular post has been viewed almost 100 times so I know lots of people have read it.  There’s a certain amount of pressure to … Continue reading →

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