“Baby-Friendly” Hospital Action Alert

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What an interesting week its already been! On Monday Lee Jeans posted my Mom Body Image Roller Coaster post on their Facebook page including this graphic of little ole me. ----------------->     Then today MomsRising.org emailed an "Action Alert" to all of its members … [Read more...]

After The World Stopped Turning

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I am blessed to have Zoie on the blog today. This is post she wrote (first anonymously) about her own experience being suicidal after the birth of her stillborn daughter. Today she is ready to share her journey publicly here on Motherhood Unadorned in honor of Suicide Prevention Week. I am very … [Read more...]

Top 10: Why Breastfeeding Rocks

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My Top 10: Why Breastfeeding Rocks.   Last week during World Breastfeeding Week, I went a little against the grain and left Ellie for 4 nights for the first time. Unsure if it might be the end of our nursing relationship, I was feeling a little uncomfortable about doing a Breastfeeding … [Read more...]

Should I take the baby to #BlogHer11 ?!?

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I'll be geeking out at BlogHer '11 this August. Yay! For those of you who aren't familiar -- which was ME, oh about 6 months ago newbie that I am -- BlogHer is the biggest and best blogging conference around. In fact, about 3,000 bloggers will be descending upon San Diego to take part in 3 days of … [Read more...]

An Empty Tank. Jean’s Struggle with #Breastfeeding

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GUEST POST: By Jean Watts, Mom When a woman embarks on the adventure of pregnancy she never thinks about the struggles she may face.  I was that woman, I had visions of a natural childbirth and a baby that would latch on and start nursing within moments of birth.  I had plans to breastfeed my … [Read more...]

I never knew how important breastfeeding would be until we didn’t make it work

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When I was pregnant with Ronin (my 3-year-old), people often asked if I planned to breastfeed. I of course knew "breast is best" but didn't take classes or do much research of any kind. I was so focused on the pregnancy itself, I just didn't even go there. So my answer was always "I plan to try" and … [Read more...]