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Breastfeeding

Posts to help you through your breastfeeding journey.

Exploring Your Prejudices About Breastfeeding

August 10, 2020March 6, 2018 by valplowman
Exploring Your Prejudices About Breastfeeding

Exploring Your Prejudices About Breastfeeding. Is fed best? Breast is best? What is true? Have you ever stepped back and honestly evaluated how you feel about feeding babies? Do you …

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I Breastfed For 12 Months Even When Everything Went Wrong

August 10, 2020March 5, 2018 by valplowman
How to breastfeed through obstacles and difficulties. Breastfeed even when it is hard.

How to breastfeed through obstacles and difficulties. You can breastfeed even when it is hard. Encouragement to push through and how to make it work. Breastfeeding didn’t start out anything …

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Categories Breastfeeding Tags nursing 2 Comments

Why Breastfed Babies are at a Higher Risk for Iron Deficiency, & What to do About it

September 7, 2020May 11, 2017 by valplowman
Why iron is so important for breastfed babies.

When it comes to feeding your baby solid foods, there is one very important mineral to keep in mind- iron. Babies are actually born with a backup of iron stores. …

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Categories Baby, Breastfeeding Tags BFBN, Guest Post, nursing 1 Comment

Poll Results: Weaning from Breast

May 7, 2019December 2, 2015 by valplowman

  Our latest poll discusses weaning from breast. You can find original answers here–some were also answered on Facebook.   1. What age did your baby wean from the breast? …

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Cutting Chocolate when Breastfeeding

May 7, 2019November 24, 2015 by valplowman

  Okay. Here is the sad, hard truth. Sometimes when you are nursing a baby, you will have to cut the chocolate. I know there are people out there who …

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Poll Results: Nursing Strikes

May 7, 2019October 23, 2015 by valplowman

  You can find the original answers here.   If you breastfed, did baby ever have a nursing strike? (a time when baby refuses to eat?) Yes: 6 No: 1 …

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Nursing Strikes

May 7, 2019September 14, 2015 by valplowman

Breastfeeding really can be stressful enough without baby going on a “nursing strike.” As a breastfeeding mom, you can often find yourself wondering if your baby is getting enough food …

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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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