Support The Mother Of All Causes

I don’t know who your favorite breastfeeding support organization is – but mine is The Best For Babes Foundation! Why? Well, for starters they are a great organization with a great mission:

To help moms beat the booby traps™ -the cultural & institutional barriers that prevent moms from achieving their personal breastfeeding goals. . . . → Read More: Support The Mother Of All Causes

A Viking Is Born!

Eirik In the NICU

By Kelly Richardson

When I was pregnant with my son, Eirik, the question of whether or not to breastfeed never entered into my mind. The answer was always “I am going to breastfeed my child. Period.” Sometimes, life is busy making other plans as you watch yours go by . . . → Read More: A Viking Is Born!

One Family’s Adventure with Child-Led Solids

by Lillian Cannon

I was raised in a family for whom food was very important.  We are all adventurous eaters – for example, I started eating sushi when I was three, and the first sushi restaurant opened in Pittsburgh.  There are almost no foods my husband and I don’t like, so it was important . . . → Read More: One Family’s Adventure with Child-Led Solids

A Gift Of Milk

By Katy Rank Lev

Exclusive breastfeeding was so important to me–my birth had not gone as planned at all and I was left with this feeling that I needed to nurse my son because it was the right nourishment for him, but also because I needed to know that SOME part of my body . . . → Read More: A Gift Of Milk

Ameda Purely Yours Ultra Savings

I was reading about Jenna Elfman’s great breastfeeding story and her support for the Best For Babes Foundation this past weekend and I discovered that AMEDA (my favorite breastpump company) is not only a supporter of Best For Babes – but they are also offering moms a $50 rebate on the Purely Yours Ultra . . . → Read More: Ameda Purely Yours Ultra Savings

VBAC – One Mom’s Story

By Dori Sayson

This is my VBAC birth story of my son, Levi Andrew – this birth was memorable in so many ways! I had an unexpected c-section with my first son. When I was in the OR for the c-section I knew that I so desperately wanted to have a VBAC birth the . . . → Read More: VBAC – One Mom’s Story

A Thanksgiving Story: Sharing From My Surplus

By Ashley Pichea

A few weeks after my daughter was born, some missionaries came to stay at the camp where we were living and working. The couple had been trying unsuccessfully to have kids for quite some time. Just before arriving at the camp (actually the reason they weren’t overseas at the time), they . . . → Read More: A Thanksgiving Story: Sharing From My Surplus