Reading Time: 5 minutes Image by mexikids Guest Post by Taylor of Mama Java Welcome to this week’s edition of the Breastfeeding Mini Series. Today it’s all about nursing strikes. Many people confuse nursing strikes with early weaning, but babies typically do not initiate true weaning until they are over a year old, and it’s usually gradual. With […]
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Working & Pumping While Breastfeeding
Reading Time: 5 minutes Welcome to this week’s edition of the Breastfeeding Mini Series. This week’s breastfeeding challenge is working and pumping. I have been blessed to work from home with my second daughter, whom I am currently in the 10th month of breastfeeding. But I worked full-time from the time my firstborn was 6 weeks until she […]
Breastfeeding Opposition
Reading Time: 3 minutes Welcome to this week’s edition of the Breastfeeding Mini Series. As I wrap up the series, I am tackling some breastfeeding challenges. If you are new to the series, check out my posts on thrush and teething. The first breastfeeding challenge I ever faced was opposition. Some of the members of my extended family didn’t […]
Breastfeeding Challenges: Teething
Reading Time: 2 minutes As I wind down the breastfeeding series, I will be spending the majority of posts looking at breastfeeding challenges. Several readers recently asked me about teething. I realize this can be a huge breastfeeding challenge for some. I will be honest. It hasn’t been a challenge for me. (And it’s not because of anything I’ve […]