Holy smokes! I can’t believe I’m already one month into my second trimester. This pregnancy is flying by compared to my last one. Here’s what’s happened in the last month. Continue reading
Category: Breastfeeding
Pregnancy #2: Months 1, 2 and 3 (First Trimester Snapshot)
I’ve been pregnant for three months at this point and it still doesn’t quite feel real. I’ve seen the ultrasound, heard the heartbeat and even gained some weight but honestly I keep forgetting. I’ll sometimes go days without even thinking about it. Sure, that will soon be harder to do once my belly starts rounding out but it’s just such a different mindset to my first pregnancy. I had my first prenatal appointment and ultrasound to confirm my “official” due date – March 18, which is my brother’s birthday. It looks like we will have two under two, at least for the first two months. Yikes! Continue reading
Why I AM Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week
Well. I thought I could get through this week not doing something totally polarizing and allowing all the other folks in this universe do it for me. I thought by sharing an innocuous breastfeeding trail mix recipe I would be tipping my hat to all those in the lactation trenches without really getting my feet wet. But then I read, re-read and triple read something that just really got my hackles up and now here we are. Maybe I’m extra sensitive because I’ve spent the last two days with a sick 14-month-old attached to my boob (yep, we’re still nursing). Whatever. I’m going to share what World Breastfeeding Week means to me. Continue reading
Mile High Milk Machine 