We have done a few breastfeeding posts and in two of them are pictures of mothers and their babies using a SNS system. You can see them here and here. SNS stands for Supplemental Nursing System. This can be used for mothers with low milk supply to continue the breastfeeding relationship. There are different breastfeeding ‘symbols’ around for women to…
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Breastfeeding at Birth and Beyond
Establishing a breastfeeding relationship isn’t always a care free experience. Starting your nursing relationship with your baby right at birth is not only normal, but a beautiful and natural way to bond. If you experience problems with breastfeeding, there is help! There are some great links in this post. In the meantime, enjoy these beautiful photos sent in by BWF…
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Breastfeeding Premature Babies
Heidi recently wrote this guest post on working through fears in pregnancies after loss, trauma and birthing a preemie. She emailed me this photo recently and just have to share. I know you’ll love it and it will touch your heart as it has mine. All babies need their mommy’s love, comfort, milk and cuddles, but preemies need extra skin…
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Breastfeeding Rocks!
Julianna sent this picture in. Her husband took this photo of her nursling (6 mo) and here BF’s nursling (22 months). You can see more of her pictures at Juliann Grey Photography. I just love photography. Add in motherhood and babies and it melts my heart. Jackie Sue and her son Alex at 4 months old. For you animal lovers.…
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Home Birth After 3 Cesareans (HBA3C)
When I asked for breastfeeding pictures, this one that caught my attention. Not because of the picture, but the story that goes with it. “This is Joshua Christian 20 min after he was born and the first time he nursed. He was my first HBA3C. My prior c-sections were just because I was scared into them due to big babies.…
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BWF Women Normalize Breastfeeding: Part 3
I recently posted a blog post about normalizing breastfeeding and World Breastfeeding Week. I had so many submissions of breastfeeding pictures from BWF Mamas, that I decided to do a series of posts. Here is round 3. Breastfeeding isn’t ‘normal’ or ‘not normal’. It just is. It is how our bodies were made to feed our babies. Don’t get me…
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World Breastfeeding Week: Part 2
It just so happens to be World Breastfeeding Week! Here are more BWF Mama breastfeeding pictures to celebrate. Here is one of my favorite nursing pics! My friend Morgan tandem nursing. Picture by Mae Burke Photography for her “In Mama’s Arm’s” project. This sweet picture is Kim and her bubba Treya. Magen nursing her son Samuel Thor straight out of…
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The Beauty and Normalcy of Breastfeeding: Part 1
As many of you know, breastfeeding pictures are routinely removed from Facebook, while raunchy pictures and pages remain. Don’t worry, this isn’t another blog post to bash FB and their policies. While I do not like it and do not agree, I have accepted that it is their site and we are all using it for free. They own it,…