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Hello, there.
Hi! I am Melanie and I have no idea how to begin this. I guess I’ll start with how I got here. I was introduced to The Mommy Dialogues by Laney during their contest to find a new writer. I soon...
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Breastfeeding. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
I’ve only been breastfeeding for 5 weeks now but it sure didn’t take long for me to discover the good, the bad and the ugly. Since I am exclusively pumping my good, bad and ugly might be a little...
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Mama Got Her Boobs Back
If you are family, stop reading immediately. Like, seriously. You might get grossed out. I don’t just say the word vagina, I talk about my boobs, and unless you want that image in your head, go read...
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The Question of Supplementing.
There is a lot of support out there for breastfeeding moms. There is a lot of support out there for formula moms. What about the moms who fall in the grey areas? In the crunchy world it’s black and...
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Love in the Time of Selfies
Sex and body image after baby are obviously hot topics. It’s a universal struggle, just look at the cover of basically any magazine after any star has a baby. “How I got my body back!” is such a played...
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Mom Monday Allison: This first time mom’s breastfeeding story.
Before my daughter was born, I was so worried I would hate breastfeeding. Like many young women, I saw my breasts as an accessory. They were something to be pushed up and smooshed together in a cute...
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16 Minute Club Breastfeeding Subscription Box Review
The first two weeks of breastfeeding my first child were horrible to say the least. She had a terrible latch, I had very little hands on support, and the only knowledge I had of it was in books and the...
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Dried Up and Guilty
At just shy of 6 months my daughter had her last bottle of my breast milk. It was a measly 2 ounces and took 3 pump sessions to get. I knew something was wrong about two months prior when I stopped...
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Cutting Myself Some Slack
I am beyond exhausted, like the last few weeks of non-stop doing and travelling all came crashing down on me this week. I had lunch with a friend and could barely form conversation even though I kept...
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Mom Monday: Cassi’s Breastfeeding Journey
18 months ago our fourth baby, sweet Virginia Rose, came into this world peacefully yet ready to nurse! So…it happened. This time around I felt more prepared, armed with information, knowledge and...
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