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Boobie Baby Turned Boobie Toddler Monster: Tips for the mum of a...
I did not look at my newborn baby boy and think, “wow! He is so cute I think I want to breastfeed him until he is three when he can eat a cracker, hold a cricket bat and breastfeed at the same time!”...
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My Skinny Jean Wearing, Running, Walking, Yelling, Laughing, Breastfeeding...
Breastfeeding a toddler is awesome…about ninety percent of the time...and then the other ten percent of the times it’s…NOT awesome (just like breastfeeding a newborn really)! Although there are some...
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He Slipped In His Pee Puddle
My funny kids. Thankfully they make me laugh more than they make me cry! Today Mini The Milk unwrapped all of my menstrual pads he found under the sink. He then slipped in his puddle of pee and fell on...
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Should I Switch My Breastfed Baby (or toddler) To Cow’s Milk?
My Breastfeeding Toddler Many mums wonder… “Is my milk still important for my toddler?” “Should I wean and switch to cow’s milk or toddler formula?” Have a piece of toast, have a little boob… Let me...
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What It’s REALLY Like Breastfeeding A Toddler…
Here I am as the walking breastfeeder! Breastfeeding a baby is so different to breastfeeding a wild, active toddler. There is so much written about breastfeeding babies, yet there is very limited...
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From Skeptic To Supporter. My Husband’s Journey…
Mick with baby #2 My husband Mick and I had our first baby when we were both nearing the end of our studies at University. I was pregnant at 21. I had gone over to Australia to study abroad, met...
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This is what happens when we go to the beach as a family…
This is what I like to think it will be like when we go to the beach as a family…tranquil, peaceful, calm and invigorating. Ha! What a joke! This is what happened yesterday when we decided to go to the...
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How Long Should I Breastfeed My Child For?!… And Is My Child Weaning Or...
No matter how supportive people are of breastfeeding, you are bound to come across a very unexpected comment from that particular person whom you felt was 100% behind you and your breastfeeding...
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Do Babies and Toddlers Really Need To Breastfeed So Frequently? Fifteen...
No amount of research and scientific findings could ever pinpoint every reason as to why babies and toddlers breastfeed frequently. No amount of scientific exploration into the composition of...
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The Night Boob! How To Gently Night Wean Your Toddler From Breastfeeding And...
Many of us breastfeeding mums go through the same stages of night time boobing… 1. We have our baby and listen to our instincts which for lots of us include; breastfeeding on demand, breastfeeding to...
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THE TIME HAS (almost) COME!!! I am exhausted! I have been breastfeeding Mini The Milk throughout the night for 25 months now WITHOUT LYING DOWN! He hates to breastfeed lying down so the, “whip the boob...
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Breastfeeding My Two Year Old…And Why Gentle Weaning Is Not Just About “When...
“Many times I have heard mothers say, ‘I will wean him when he is ready to stop’. This sounds beautiful and I do agree to a certain extent but don’t get me wrong…weaning a child is not just about...
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Blame it on breastfeeding one more time…and I might just throw up a little bit.
Here’s the thing…as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant I talk every day to women who are seeking help with breastfeeding. Almost every single one of these women (including myself)...
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Nine reasons my child is not “too old” to breastfeed…
I have written before on my blog about the first time I saw a breastfeeding toddler. I was at the house of a mother I had only just met. She was a La Leche League Leader (volunteer breastfeeding...
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How do I get my kid out of my bed?!
“Never let your baby into your bed! You’ll never get them out!” Have you heard that one before? I did many times as a new mother. My husband and I were still in college at the time, the first of our...
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What to do when your baby hates to sleep…besides drink copious amounts of...
My youngest boy hates to sleep. And no, this is not just a little phase he is going through, nor is it my fault (although we do like to blame ourselves for these things). He has hated sleep from the...
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And then you were done…An open letter to my 3 year old, almost weaned,...
I could never really believe that you were going to be my final baby. But I know now. I know as I wrap you up in my arms. As I make up little apple slices for your snack. As I hold your hand to cross...
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What it’s like sending my breastfeeding, “attached” little boy off to preschool…
How an attachment parent with a breastfeeding almost 4 year old transitions gently into preschool (or “Kindy” as we call it here in Australia)… My almost four year old, little Mini The Milk is “still”...
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Is my breastfeeding toddler normal?
We all go through a similar scenario… Baby is born and we understand that yes, he will breastfeed all the time 24/7, frequently and without any sort of schedule. Then as toddlerhood approaches we...
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