New photos up

Have you checked out my “Under (the nursing) Cover Photos” page?
I’ve added a few more images.

Classifieds

WANTED: Mother who does not arbitrarily decide she will not breastfeed between the hrs of 3 and 4am. Mother who does not suddenly refuse a nip of milk and a snuggle upon waking after eleven months of allowing that exact behavior. A fair mother. A loving mother. A mother who will sacrifice her sanity for the whimsical desire of [...]

Not as magical as advertised

One of the promises made about breastfeeding is that breast milk reduces the number of ear infections in children. And yet, Patter has had 4 in the last 6 months.
So if he was formula fed, the number would be more like 5 or 6 in the same span of time? Humph. We’re now being advised [...]

My Impure Second Child

Pitter never drank a drop of formula. It was breastmilk all the way.
He ate nothing with added sugar until he was at least a year old; no YoBaby yogurt cups for him! Only plain yogurt mixed with fruit for the Pure One!
He didn’t watch television until he was at least 2 years old (despite my [...]

Grace in Small Things: 17

1. Antibiotics
I came down with official mastitis this weekend (fever, chills, body-soaking sweats yippee) after fighting it last month without medication. This time I needed medication. And, although taking it 4 times a day on an empty stomach makes eating when I’m hungry nearly impossible, and it gives poor Patter terrible poops, it works! I’m [...]