Enlightenment and Healing

Posted by on Dec 27, 2011 in Articles, News | 0 comments I recently wrote an article for the Breastfeed! Chicago blog entitled “Englightenment and Healing”. The article discusses the experiences breastfeeding both my children, the loss I experienced when breastfeeding didn’t go as planned with my son, but the lessons learned through that experience and the healing that came with breastfeeding my daughter. The article challenges us to...
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U2, Begging Bowls, and Breastfeeding

Posted by on Nov 28, 2011 in Articles, News | 0 comments I recently wrote an article about U2, begging bowls, and breastfeeding. They may seem like very disparate topics, but I assure you they are connected. The post is published on the Free Your Parenting blog. Have a read and let me know what you think.
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“Breastfeeding Failure” is an Oxymoron

Posted by on Nov 4, 2011 in Articles, News | 1 comment I have recently written an article titled “Breastfeeding Failure” is an Oxymoron. Best for Babes has published it on their blog. I’m so saddened every time I hear a mom say she “failed” at breastfeeding when, more often than not, that woman has done everything within her power to breastfeed her child. Our langauge is so important–both the language we use when...
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Why would you want to try again?

Posted by on Apr 18, 2011 in Articles | 0 comments I have a friend who tried to breastfeed her first baby, made a half-hearted effort for only a couple days with her second, and went straight to using formula with her third. Her story isn’t unique. I hear it all the time. Women who state, “I tried breastfeeding my first child and it didn’t work out. I’ll just feed formula. I’m not going to try that again.” Why...
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Guilt vs Regret

Posted by on Apr 10, 2011 in Articles | 0 comments I recently came across a post on the blog Bees and Beans written about guilt vs. regret when it comes to breastfeeding or more accurately not breastfeeding. This is something I’ve talked about for a long time, and something that is discussed in depth in Breatsfeeding, Take Two.  JoEllen has done a wonderful job discussing the difference and why so often it is regret, and not guilt, that a...
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