Tag: breastfeeding
6 Reasons I Miss Breastfeeding

I am about to end my breastfeeding journey with Kiera and it’s been harder for me to wean her than it was the boys. What hasn’t differed, though, is what I love about breastfeeding. August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month and this week is World Breastfeeding Week. A few years back (when I had just finished…
Get Hydrated for Self-Care

I’ve talked a lot in some of my live broadcasts on Facebook and Instagram about self-care being essential for happiness. Drinking enough water is a big self-care habit that determines my mood and yet I continue to forget again and again. Why do I feel so hungry? Why do I feel angry? Ummmm . . . because I’m dehydrated! Sound familiar? So drink your water! Here are three tips…
What I Eat In A Day (5 weeks postpartum)
Do You Need to Pump & Dump?
Calling all Pregnant & Nursing Mamas!

Pregnancy & nursing have their challenges for sure, but thanks to Belabumbum we can all be a little more comfy without looking too frumpy at the gym and in the bedroom. Their undergarments, pajamas, and activewear celebrate, as they say celebrate “women’s enduring beauty: belly,boudoir, and beyond.” As you know I’m a huge fan of doing what…
How Exercise Affects Milk Supply (and other breastfeeding tips)
I love breastfeeding. If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you probably know that. That said, nursing definitely comes with it’s own challenges. As I savor my final months of breastfeeding Liam, I thought I’d share with you my own experiences and tips on exercise, clogged ducts, nursing in public and dealing with “the gawkers,”…
How To Increase Your Milk Supply & Hydrate Better
A few months ago, when I was traveling to Chicago, I experienced a nursing mom’s worst nightmare – the dreaded decrease in milk supply!  Of course, I freaked out!  You can read all about that experience and what I did to increase my milk supply in my post Guzzle Some Water & Chug a Beer.  Today,…
Guzzle Some Water & Chug a BeerÂ

So it sounds like a joke but I’m actually not kidding . . . Since it’s still August (National Breastfeeding Awareness Month), I’m sharing a recent experience and SOLUTION that I just had. When I was nursing Landon, my oldest, I never once in 13 months experienced a lack of milk supply, so as you can imagine,…