breastfeeding Archive

This year when I flew to Vegas for our Passion Parties convention, my carry on bag was my Medela breast pump. At least it was in a semi-stylish black bag. What mom wouldn’t want such an accessory? The flight attendants on Southwest …

I’m back from Las Vegas. It wasn’t a vacation, but a work trip for my annual Passion Parties convention. That doesn’t mean it was all work and no play. I’m still recovering but you bet I’ll have some posts up. My twitter …

Here goes: I am guilty of pumping while driving. Now usually it’s dark so the truckers won’t get a free peep show. I drive up to an hour for my Passion Parties (which, distance-wise isn’t that far in the DC Metro area), …

When I had my first baby, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I just had no idea what I was doing. The one nurse at the hospital popped a bottle of formula in Sophia’s mouth without asking. Another one expected me to …

When I was nursing Sophia, I knew nothing about nursing bras. I had some nursing tanks that a friend gave me and no-name brand nursing bras I bought from Target. They weren’t very comfortable, and I felt very unsexy. So I bought …

Typing at your computer while nursing your fussy baby is quite the skill. Position baby. Have him latch on. Keep his head in the crook of my elbow. Commence typing with one hand. For someone who took typing in high school, switching …