Serving doubles at the breastfeeding bar, straight up with a twist of peaceful parenting.
Photo Credit: Javier Mantrana
As with everything experienced in our breastfeeding journey, there’s no predicting what direction this nursing relationship will take with MaiTai once his little womb-dwelling brother needs sustenance ‘on the outside.’ MaiTai is currently older than three years old and will turn three-and-a-half when his baby brother is born.
And he’s still nursing… technically.
Via babygearlab.com
*Read the first part of this post here.*
**Learn about cup feeding as a bottle feeding alternative here.**
“FOOD BEFORE ONE IS JUST FOR FUN”
**Check out Pt. 2 (What is BLW) and Pt. 3 (Breastmilk, Safety, etc.) next.**
Photo Credit: Sugarsnap Photography
Katy Wentworth and her daughter Holly. Photo Credit: Ana & Ivan Photography
NUTRITION IN HUMAN BREAST MILK
Photo Credit: Ana & Ivan Photography
You know how your brain literally shrinks while you’ve got a baby in the womb, causing what’s commonly and oh-so-affectionately known as ‘pregnancy brain’?
Though you might feel like the dullest knife in the drawer for about nine months, the fuzziness does work for a good cause.
The evolutionary view is that the resultant mental fog allows women to literally forget about everything else and focus only on their babies. ‘Pregnancy brain’ also erases traumatic memories of labor and birth so women will be, you know, tricked by mother nature into doing that all over again.
Support, pictured left. Demand, pictured center. Supply, pictured right. Photo Credit: Ana & Ivan Photography.
Milk Production: Supply & Demand
Black Eyed Peas (singer Fergie, left, pregnant with first baby). Via Hello Magazine.
Just what the world was waiting for: An updated baby bumpin’ version of Black Eyed Peas’ “My Humps”!
I spent way too much time on this admittedly frivolous post so I hope you enjoy it. 🙂
Here are the words to the original song “My Humps” performed by Black Eyed Peas.
And now my maternity-inspired lyrics rewrite….
Christina Valdez with her two month old, Oliver. Photo Credit: Ana & Ivan Photography
THE FIRST SIX WEEKS
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Christina Valdez with her two month old, Oliver. Photo Credit: Ana & Ivan Lifestyle Photography
GETTING STARTED AFTER BIRTH:
Mama's Milk, No Chaser 