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Don’t Mess With A Hangry Breastfeeding Mom
We have all been hangry. You actually get pissed that you’re hungry therefore you are angry and hungry: hangry. No one ever told me that breastfeeding would not only help shed the extra body weight...
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3 Big Reasons To Attend The Big Latch On
Did you know that the international record for one location of simultaneously breastfeeding mothers is 3,738 held by the Philippines in 2006? Did you also know that, according to random conversation...
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“Can I Operate A Forklift?” and Other Important Questions to Ask Yourself If...
One side says “never” while the other side says yes, breastfeeding moms can drink alcohol. There have been no scientific link to yet define a safe amount of alcohol for the nursing baby to ingest,...
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This Traditional Lao Food Actually Harming Babies and Breastfeeding in Laos
My mother tried to convince brand-new postpartum me that my crying newborn was hungry because I wasn’t making enough milk. I would have entirely believed her if I wasn’t so […]
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Simple and Kinda Awkward Ways To Treat A Plugged Milk Duct in 2 Days
No offense to guys’ junk punch, but I’m just going to come out and say that getting punched in the boob is worse. That’s exactly how having a plugged milk […]
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Don’t Feed The Breastfeeding Trolls
Trolling the #lactivist hashtag as one would, I enjoy lending my support by “liking” photos posted by other breastfeeding supporters. Mind you that not all posts are by mothers or […]
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Motherhood Myth #618: You Won’t Be Needing Your Young and Hot Wardrobe Anymore
Nearing the Danger Zone to pop out my first child, my nesting included prepping clothes for the pending child soon to take over my life for the next many years. I washed, prepped, folded (ha!), and...
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The Topic of Breastfeeding in Public Just Got Hairier
One of the rare times I was asked to move to another location to breastfeed was actually by my mom. We were at a Lao wedding and she gently suggested for me to go to the bathroom. First, I was like,...
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Rihanna and Breastfeeding Memes: Why You’re A Shamed Shamer And It’s Not Okay
The entire world is completely messed up from Rihanna, y’all. The 26-year-old singer stepped out in her bangin’ bod at the CFDA Fashion Awards, whatever TF that is, for the appropriately categorized...
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When You Miss A Breastfeeding Session or Two
I did what any breastfeeding mom going back to work would do: get an expensive breast pump with full intention of using that expensive breast pump. When Lanoy was 10 months old, I went to my first day...
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