The Non-Joys of Breastfeeding, Part One: THRUSH
How to know if it’s Thrush.
How to know if it’s Thrush.
I’m just a hunk, a hunk of burning boob.
Not enough milk, too much milk, or just about right? Just call me Goldiboobs and the Three Breastpump Settings.
Okay, somebody probably did try to tell me, but I probably wasn’t paying attention. PAY ATTENTION, YOU!
…exercise? Get pregnant again? Eat sushi? A quick n’ dirty rundown of postpartum timetables.
Everything you wanted to know about poop and cloth, and probably a few things you could have gone through life never knowing, thank you.
What to say when you’re confronted, harassed, or asked to leave.
Whether it happens at two months or two years, it can be a really weird time. Maybe you feel relieved. Maybe you feel guilty. Maybe you even feel a distinct loss of identity. Maybe it’s a mix of all three, plus some other conflicting emotions I forgot to mention.
Time’s up, new mama. How to make a smooth(ish) transition back to the working world.
Answer: YOU DO
What to do when your baby refuses to take a bottle.
Or, Do You Really Need All This Crazy Stuff?
Amalah chats with Jonniker about colic, reflux and other things that turn your perfect newborn into a terrifying hellbeast.
A new breastfeeding mom is stuck stressing over the dreaded nipple shield. Why is it a “problem? And what’s the best approach to weaning the baby off it?
So what really happens to your breasts after pregnancy and nursing?
What to do when your baby sleeps through the night…and your boobs don’t.
Let’s skip the formal column and go shopping this week instead.
A new breastfeeding mother on the verge of her breaking point begs for help, advice, suggestions…ANYTHING that will make nursing less painful.
At some point, you may start thinking — dreaming! wishing! longing! — about leaving the house. By yourself, with your husband, partner, friends. Anywhere and spend two hours free of the fear that someone is going to vomit into your cleavage.
The messy emotional mess of deciding when to quit.