I have had my moments. I would say that sleep and nighttime parenting have been my last frontier of gentle parenting. It is my most challenging. I was sleep trained as an older baby; it didn’t work. I remember being awake in my room alone for hours as a small child; terrified of being alone, but also afraid to call out. ... Read More »

What are you struggling with right now? Milk supply? Mastitis? A nursing strike? A biting baby? A horrible mother-in-law? Money problems? An energetic toddler? Sleepless nights? Whatever it is that you are struggling with is small compared to what you have been through. You are a mother. Does it get any cooler than that? Any braver, any more resilient, any ... Read More »

The internet is full of photos shared by people who want to show off their happiest of moments. Breastfeeding mothers enjoy posting their breastfeeding photos on the internet to share them with friends, family and like-minded mothers. I do this often. My favorite photos are of Jack sleeping peacefully on my breast or doing a fancy “gymnurstics” move. But this ... Read More »

I don’t believe in punishment. And I also don’t believe that a small child/toddler “acts up.” Meltdowns and temper tantrums are a reflection of their emotional immaturity; they can’t process big feelings the way adults can and therefore it is expressed through their gross motor skills (the most advanced skills at that age). It is developmentally normal behavior. They feel ... Read More »

  It is amazing. I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to do so! There is a lot of conflicting arguments out there as to whether one should or shouldn’t breastfeed, while carrying another baby, but after plenty of research, calling a mother and baby wellness center, a hospital, the Le Leche League International, and consulting three separate ... Read More »

Ok, so maybe I won’t actually quit, but I really hate it sometimes. I mean who likes having the unused nipple pinched, scratched, twisted, pulled and mangled? Jack has become obsessed with this other nipple. I wear tight-necked shirts so that it is impossible for him to get in there, but he practically rips my shirt or has a meltdown. ... Read More »

I have never had a negative NIP experience. I have never even gotten a funny look. I figure it’s because I live in a big city where we are confronted with so many people doing various strange things on a daily basis. But today I went to the Post Office, the Post Office in the big city of Chicago, and ... Read More »

Good lord, Jack cries a lot. When we get up in the morning and make breakfast he cries, when I try to put clothes on so we can go outside he cries, when we come back inside and take a nap he cries, waiting for dinner to cook he cries, when it’s time for bed he cries. Sometimes I feel ... Read More »