From the Abrahamic tale of Mose’s experience after floating down the river to records of wealthy families paying women to act as their infant’s main source of nourishment, history has many tales to tell of wet nursing. Still, the act of wet nursing continues to be practiced today in many cultures for various reasons: to feed the infants of upper

The possibility of having a premature baby isn’t something that I really thought about when I was pregnant. I didn’t know anything about the Neonatal Unit and what went on there, until at 30 weeks gestation, my baby girl was delivered by emergency cesarean and I was plunged into an unknown world of incubators, monitors and breathing apparatus for the

Once, while meeting with a lactation consultant, I was taught that breastfeeding, while natural in the sense that we were made to do it, doesn’t always come naturally. In fact, breastfeeding can often be like a complex dance routine in which both partners are new to the steps and have to learn them quickly on the fly. Nursing styles that

 While having a newborn baby in the house is a magical experience in it’s own right, it can also be a challenge, especially for the partner of the new mother. While mom is learning to nurse her baby, recover from birth, and balance her constantly changing sleep patterns, you are often left wondering what your role is in caring for

    My two girls are school-aged now, just starting the 1st and 3rd grade, but the days of breastfeeding and trying to get a good night of sleep are still fresh memories. The way I handled nighttime nursing was drastically different for my girls, and I do my best not to feel guilty about it. After all, we all

Bringing a child into this world is a unique and wonderful experience, unlike any other that you can imagine. It’s not however, something to be entered into quickly or lightly. As a parent in this generation, one thing that I have noticed is how so many parents to be, skip the preparation. I can’t tell you how many friends and

If you’ve just added a new little bod to your happy family or are pregnant with your second, you might be starting to wonder what you’ve let yourself in for. Well, I’m not going to lie, the first few weeks were tough for us, despite having done it all before. Six months into maternity leave for the second time though,

Before I delivered my children, I had an image in my head of what it would be like once I brought them into this world. I would get to share them with my family and friends who came to visit us in the hospital. They would take pictures of the new little bundle of joy and everyone would take turns

It’s August. The freshly accrued school supplies are spread out all over the dining room table. You use the fine point sharpie to tattoo the names of your children all over their supplies, hoping they won’t get lost. It’s time to go to school. It’s time for my four-year-old twins to spread their wings and enter the world of the

Having a caesarean section, or C-section, can be a distressing experience, especially if you weren’t expecting it. Occurring in roughly one in three women, C-sections impact your body’s normal healing process post-partum; you’ll be sore, have stiches to take care of, and a newborn infant who is learning how to nurse. A great thing to remember is that breastfeeding is a dance where both