It was sometime around 3:00pm, if I’m remembering right, and we were sitting down to feed again. Those early months are still hazy, but I’m almost sure it was afternoon because the sun shined warm and golden through the nursery window. My baby was rooting and beginning to fuss, and I was dreading the next hour and a half…I kept thinking (and being told) that we would overcome our breastfeeding challenges…
Read MoreIf the idea of a homemade formula makes you shudder; if it sounds too unconventional, granola, or pioneer woman for you; if you feel like you’d be “breaking the rules” about what to give your baby, believe me - I understand. I felt the same way. But this goat milk formula is a different kind of “homemade formula” from the usual recipe because it uses powder rather than raw milk and…
Read MoreMost babies need between 24-32 ounces during their first year. With the increase in dairy and soy allergies or intolerances, many moms are now turning to alternative formulas, which are more expensive. Containers of baby formula come in all different sizes, but most make between 90-150 fluid ounces of prepared formula. Here are the costs of baby formula per ounce, day, and month:
Read MoreOptimal latch and sucking = optimal milk removal = optimal milk production. It also matters how frequently baby feeds, but it matters more that the milk is completely removed from its stores, which tells mom’s body to make more. Less milk = less of baby wanting to feed at the breast. Babies like bonding too, but hunger is first. The number one saboteur, especially for first-time moms, is low milk supply…
Read MoreIf you gave it your best, but - You still wonder if you tried everything, Or you think you could have toughed it out longer…If you tense at the question, “Are you breastfeeding?” and the assumption that you’re able, If someone shames you because they think you gave up too soon, Or a person looks at you funny when you say, “couldn’t breastfeed”…
Read MoreThe first time I found myself staring at rows of formula in the grocery store, I was completely overwhelmed and stood there reading labels and doing google searches for an hour - time which moms just do not have, especially with a new baby…
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