Our Piece of Earth

I am joining up again for the weekly Breastfeeding Blog Hop hosted by The Slacker Mom, The Gnome’s Mom and Happiness Redefined.  I am very sad I missed last weeks because I have some guilt!  This week, we are talking about our favorite thing about breastfeeding.  My absolute very favorite part of breastfeeding was the…

This post is part of the weekly breastfeeding blog hop, hosted by The Slacker Mom, and co-hosted by The Gnome’s Mom and Happiness Redefined. This week’s topic is Exercise and Breastfeeding! I did really good during my first pregnancy as far as weight gain, although the doctors didn’t think so at first.  I didn’t gain a…

How can I be a good mom if I can’t even make enough milk for my baby?  I’m failing already and we are just getting started!  (commence tears pouring down my face). This is how I felt that first week home from the hospital, even longer I’m sure, but those first two weeks really stand…

  The Breastfeeding Blog Hop is a weekly hop dedicated to exploring the many facets of breastfeeding.  Over the past year we have grown a great group of bloggers from all walks of life, each with vastly different experiences who have been supportive of each other in their nursing journey in more way that you…

Before my daughter was born, I knew it was really important to me to breastfeed.  When she was born and started breastfeeding, it became even more important, to her and I both.  Even so, I never dreamed I would still be nursing a  17 month old toddler.  I just assumed that around her first birthday,…

For me, there wasn’t much I needed….besides my baby and my boobies.  I loved that nobody else could feed her.  There were a few things that I came to really appreciate more and more though. The first thing I NEEDED was nursing tank tops.  I still wear them almost daily and couldn’t live without them! …

For me, there wasn’t much I needed….besides my baby and my boobies.  I loved that nobody else could feed her.  There were a few things that I came to really appreciate more and more though. The first thing I NEEDED was nursing tank tops.  I still wear them almost daily and couldn’t live without them! …

I can honestly say that I can’t think of any bloopers.  That said, when Maggie was 1 week old, we had to go to a wedding.  Everybody was very excited to meet her and wanted to see her.  I was sitting in the back of the reception area at our table nursing her under her…

This post is part of the Breastfeeding Blog Hop hosted by The Slacker Mom and co-hosted by Happiness Redefined and me, The Gnome’s Mom. This week’s topic is “First Time Jitters: Leaving Baby in the Care of Someone Else”  Scroll down to see more posts or even better, link up and join the fun! I had an eye appointment shortly after my daughter…