I have felt such an out-pouring of love lately! Today took the cake, though. I saw one of our local LLL leaders at a Fall Festival and she t...

I am so blessed. While I may not always appreciate it or understand it, I have gone through these trials and tribulations for a purpose. Ha...

Lola's cut her third tooth (with her fourth not far behind), and I am THRILLED to report that she hasn't been biting this time aroun...

I just doctored this in paint. Not bad for a 5 minute job, eh?

Another month of nursing! I am so happy to still be nursing. I love it. I love looking down at her little face, snapping pictures with my b...

Something had to be done. I was feeling like a giant sea slug, and the scale showed I weighed a pound MORE than I weighed at 41+ weeks pregn...

The last couple of days, Lola's dropped about an ounce (each) from two of her afternoon feedings. So, this evening, we skipped one of he...

When I was pregnant, one of the biggest themes present in my crazy, extremely vivid pregnancy-style dreams was that of breastfeeding.  My ba...

I'm so glad we didn't give up. I'm so glad she refused bottles. I'm so glad we can use the SNS and she's satisfied AT th...

If you're reading this blog, chances are good that you've hit a few bumps in the road on your breast feeding journey. Maybe you have...

Experimenting with other nursing positions, lol. "Do you mind?" "MY tube." We've made it six months! (....

A fellow IGT mom posted this quote in our IGT support group and I love it: ‎"Why is it so hard to believe that there really are women...

" Or, rather, the inability to truly breastfeed broke my heart. I wasn’t sure I’d be ready to tell my story for quite some time. I felt...

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Lola continues to grow and thrive with the help of our SNS. Right now, she's fighting her first cold. Thankfully, this hasn't pre...

It hit me, as I nursed my daughter to sleep with the help of our SNS... jealousy. Jealous of all the women with full milk supplies, who can ...

 by Brandy Marie Mitchell (a good latch) “You're young and healthy...breastfeeding should not be a difficult option for you.”   This ...

I haven't written much lately, for a couple of reasons. Part of it has to do with the fact that Lola has been teething, so she wants to...

Lola is 5 months old today. She slept through the night last night (second time, ever.) I'm not sore anymore, although she still nips me...