Weaning 101

The short answers are when you and your baby decide you’re ready and gradually. But short answers don’t begin to address the myriad of circumstances in which weaning occurs.

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Breastfeeding During Pregnancy – Common Concerns About Safety

Pregnant mothers who continue to breastfeed often have questions about whether it is safe to nurse throughout pregnancy as well as what effects it will have on the health of their nurslings, their unborn babies, and themselves.

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In Manhattan, Children Still Battle 9/11-Related Illnesses

The day the Twin Towers crumbled, more than 25,000 kids inhaled toxic substances. Ten years later, many of them are suffering from health problems that still haven’t gone away.

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dearbaby:

I keep meaning to post to my blog, but a little someone keeps distracting me with her round chin, tiny fingers and velvety soft skin.

This child… I just can’t even find words for it …. the way I feel when she opens her eyes and looks at me, the noises she makes as she snuggles against me, how capable I feel when I breastfeed her.  Its so consuming that I have had little desire to do anything else but drink her in.

Brent and I have been overwhelmed by the support and well wishes from so many of you. From tumblr, email, twitter and facebook - we’ve received so many heartfelt messages of love and support and it has really lifted us up. Please know I’ve read them all and have really felt your thoughts and prayers with us in these first few days.

I’m going to try and find some time to post a detailed birth story, but I hope you all will forgive me for being quiet on my blog this week. Just know that I am squirreled away with my husband and daughter, learning how to be a mama and feeling as happy as I’ve ever been.

Here is a closer shot of our little buzzy bee. Isn’t she just so pink and delicious?

Love,

M

dearbaby: I keep meaning to post to my blog, but a little someone keeps distracting me with her round chin, tiny fingers and velvety soft skin. This child… I just can’t even find words for it …. the way I feel when she opens her eyes and looks at me, the noises she makes as she snuggles against me, how capable I feel when I breastfeed her.  Its so consuming that I have had little desire to do anything else but drink her in. Brent and I have been overwhelmed by the support and well wishes from so many of you. From tumblr, email, twitter and facebook - we’ve received so many heartfelt messages of love and support and it has really lifted us up. Please know I’ve read them all and have really felt your thoughts and prayers with us in these first few days. I’m going to try and find some time to post a detailed birth story, but I hope you all will forgive me for being quiet on my blog this week. Just know that I am squirreled away with my husband and daughter, learning how to be a mama and feeling as happy as I’ve ever been. Here is a closer shot of our little buzzy bee. Isn’t she just so pink and delicious? Love, M High-res
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“Robert: Kids need to learn how to be bored! There are TVs in cars now, man! A kid can’t go to Kroger without watching SpongeBob. That’s nuts! Being bored is where the crazy ideas come from. If Edison had a TV in his car when he was a kid, we’d never have a light bulb. That doesn’t make any sense.”