by Franchessa Sayler I have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA since I was 9) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Because of my health issues, breastfeeding meant so…
Katie MaddenDecember 6, 2016
by Cana Hartman Many of you may have heard the tale of the most stubborn baby ever, my son Jackson. He refused to latch, and…
Katie MaddenOctober 11, 2016
by Jennifer Sikes “Does she sleep through the night?” Nope, and that’s okay. Last night, I went back to co-sleeping with my daughter, and it…
Katie MaddenSeptember 27, 2016
Nursing in public is one thing, but pumping in public? That’s a whole other trick. Don’t let the anxiety of pumping in public stop you…
Katie MaddenSeptember 20, 2016
From Libbie Freichter's speech at the 2016 Big Latch On Katie asked me to speak today about nursing through pain, and as interesting as it…
Katie MaddenAugust 9, 2016
from Margaret Kite's speech at the 2016 Big Latch On Confession: when my daughter spits up a little after nursing, I am relieved. This is…
Katie MaddenAugust 9, 2016
by Kasey Stacey I saw this cartoon posted on Facebook shortly after Brigid was born: “Sigh,” I replied to my friend who had posted it.…
Kasey StaceyAugust 2, 2016
by Nichole Dobo It’s 3:00 a.m. and I am standing in my kitchen mixing a glass of chocolate milk. I am topless, as is the…
Katie MaddenJuly 26, 2016
by Katie Madden “Udder one!” Lucy would exclaim and push me off the breast I was lying on. She wanted to nurse on the other…
Katie MaddenJuly 12, 2016
42 days to recover from childbirth and pregnancy. 42 days to bond with a baby. 42 days to adapt to a world changing event. 42…
Katie MaddenJune 21, 2016
Getting sick just isn’t quite the same. Gone are the days of resting all day and getting extra sleep. You’re a mother now. Even worse, you’re…
Katie MaddenMay 3, 2016
by Lara Deloza If you're a subscriber or even a regular reader of this blog, then you're most likely not the target audience for this…
Katie MaddenApril 26, 2016
Right when you start to feel like you have your baby figured out, he or she has this fun way of changing things up on…
Katie MaddenMarch 15, 2016
by Kasey Stacey Truth be told, I don’t even really like breastfeeding right now. At nearly 38 weeks pregnant, I'm feeling rather "done" with a…
Kasey StaceyMarch 1, 2016
by Kasey Stacey Why would anyone do that to herself? It hurts, right? I heard it hurts. Plus, can a woman’s body really do that?…
Kasey StaceyOctober 20, 2015
by Amber Becht My entire pregnancy was colored by seemingly constant appointments at Maternal Fetal Medicine, triage, and All About Women. Bleeding, concerns about advanced…
Katie MaddenOctober 6, 2015
What happens when you prepare for the possibility of not producing milk and end up producing it? You refuse to let anything else stand in…
Katie MaddenSeptember 29, 2015
by Ali Lawrence Before Aria was born, I thought I was ready to take on anything breastfeeding had to throw at us. I prepared myself…
Katie MaddenSeptember 22, 2015
by Laura Cullum I’ve known since I was a teenager that I wanted to have a water birth one day. I saw a video of…
Katie MaddenSeptember 15, 2015
Don’t hate her because she makes more milk than you. Having an oversupply of breast milk seems like a blessing. Something no woman should complain…
Katie MaddenJuly 28, 2015