Awhile back, I shared my story of exclusive pumping and the struggles that came with that and postpartum depression. I was just re-reading that post when I decided it was time for an update. I’m now over four months postpartum, and I’m happy to say I’m still successfully pumping exclusively. One note on that: ourContinue reading “Exclusive Pumping: 4 Months Down the Road (and How Goat’s Rue Worked for Me!)”
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Exclusive Pumping Struggles and Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
If you read my previous post about my first son being raised mostly on formula, you know I’ve struggled with breastfeeding. (Read it here if you’re interested in hearing my story.) When my second son was born (now just over five weeks ago), my success wasn’t much better. This time, he didn’t go into theContinue reading “Exclusive Pumping Struggles and Postpartum Depression & Anxiety”
Fed is Best
When our first son was born (he’s now 2.5), he went into the NICU right away. I had a bit of a fever during delivery, so they took him as a precaution. The downfall was they did formula and pacifiers right away. As an adopted kid, I had no problems with formula since I wasContinue reading “Fed is Best”