Moms, please share a breastfeeding memory that you have, sweet or funny, encouraging or reminiscing. I know we have some new and expecting moms reading, what do they have to look forward to?
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I know there is one person who cannot comment right now, but I’ve got a few spammers and a few regulars who’ve commented in the last two days, if you also have tried commenting and failed, drop me an email at kristen at TCL.com (type out the words for TCL) so I’ll know it’s not just something with her browser.
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I have never been a person who despised labels, and I’ve always loved words, so I’ve never had a problem with the term “demand feeding.” The way milk production works, after all, is supply and demand. But, I have heard from several people, “Doesn’t demand feeding reward children for being demanding? Isn’t that the opposite of what we are teaching our children?” I am not going there in this post, but if that’s your association and the term makes you squeamish, try “cue feeding.” When your baby gives you hunger cues, you feed them. Same difference, but maybe it will go over better where you are.
Exclusive breastfeeding is another term that can confuse. Generally, it means that an infant’s only nutrition is from breastmilk, no supplements, not even water. Some group other recommendations such as no bottles or no pacifiers into that, but they are just overachievers ;o)
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Rita Skeeter is doing a lot of freelance work these days, and she asked to interview me as part of a WBW piece she’s writing, perhaps for Witch Weekly, perhaps for some Muggle newspaper whose editor she confounded. I wasn’t sure. The interview follows below the cut. Continue reading
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Who are the Experts?
Why I Demand Feed
When to Start Solids
Ways to Promote Breastfeeding
What would you like to hear about?
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There is a family in a large Asian country who are giving up everything and risking their lives right now to protect the life of an unborn child. Please pray for their safety as they flee and that they are granted asylum because of the forced population control imposed by their government.
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For the third year, we are going to be observing World Breastfeeding Week here at the blog. I checked the latest statistics and there’s still a lot of room to grow towards exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and continuing breastfeeding as primary nutrition for the first year, which is the minimal recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Did you see the statistics for my sweet home state? Only 52% of babies are ever breastfed, and less than one in 20 makes it to six months of exclusive breastfeeding. Tomorrow, I’ll post some links to old WBW posts and solicit your ideas for topics for this year, so please start gathering your ideas!
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So, I’ve shared one quick recipe, and I’d like to solicit yours. Our church has moved into a new building, and the two services have merged into one that meets at 5p. We usually eat at 6 or 6:30, so it’s really trying us. WE LOVE OUR CHURCH, this is not complaining, I’m just problem solving. I need ideas for things I can pre-make and have on the table in 5 minutes or less.
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This is a “summer dinner” perfect for gardeners with lots of tomatoes and basil and everyone who needs to make a quick meal without turning on the oven!
1 pound of pasta: penne, bowties…
3 tablespoons lemon juice
4 oz. feta, crumbled
1 pound or so of fresh tomatoes, diced
3 cups or so of chopped rotisserie chicken (skin removed) or grilled boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup torn fresh basil leaves
salt and pepper to taste
Cook the pasta. Toss all the ingredients together. Enjoy! Serves 6+
A few days ago, I took that personality test and was surprised to find myself an ENFP. In college I was always an ENTJ. So, I took another test, and got ENFP again. Learning that Jeannette had a similar transformation (INTJ to INFP) made the pieces start to come together. I’d always heard that motherhood changes you. It changed me, for sure. Leader to Advocate: that sounds about right…
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