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13 Tips on Exclusively Pumping

by Mama Lovejoy // August 13, 2016 // No Comments
After 30 hours of labor and several days of Bili beds in the NICU, Donna and her baby, Sophie, were ready to try to breastfeeding.  After several days of drinking from bottles in the NICU though, Sophie wouldn’t latch.  Donna... Continue reading →
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Losing This Battle: Breastfeeding and Combo-Feeding

by Mama Lovejoy // January 26, 2016 // No Comments
As I nursed 4-day-old baby Savannah, she suddenly yanked her head back, ripping off a piece of my already raw nipple. As she screamed, I stared in shock at her bloody mouth and I felt a wave of panic wash over... Continue reading →
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You, Too, Can Survive Pumping At Work: Here’s How

by Mama Lovejoy // January 12, 2016 // No Comments
“Oh, thanks, yeah…I would stop breastfeeding, but then what would my husband put in his coffee?” Just bank that line, mamas, because if you breastfeed your baby past a year (or, for some people six months–it’s really quite random), someone... Continue reading →

A Sleep Consultant’s Surprising (and Refreshing!) Advice on Promoting Good Sleep in Newborns

by Mama Lovejoy // October 24, 2015 // No Comments
In a poorly-lit hallway, across from a couple of tripods and the graffiti-covered wall of the Las Vegas SLS hotel, a Certified Sleep Consultant was about to share the secrets to getting newborn babies to sleep. We were at the... Continue reading →
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How to Get Your Body Back: Tips from the Founder of Stroller Strides

by Mama Lovejoy // October 2, 2015 // 1 Comment
When Lisa first started Stroller Strides, one woman in her class was really struggling—she didn’t look like she was even going to make it to the first station. She was very obese and struggling just to walk. She made it... Continue reading →
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Four Secrets No One Tells You About Having Kids

by Mama Lovejoy // July 3, 2015 // No Comments
“So, what don’t they tell you?” said the girl from the theater, with her eyes wide-opened as she leaned closer, “What are the things no one tells you about having kids?” She was a complete stranger to me. I’d just... Continue reading →
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Tied Up with Breastfeeding Challenges

by Mama Lovejoy // May 16, 2015 // No Comments
Right after my baby, Naomi, was born, I embarked on a maddening hunt for what was going wrong, so I could breastfeed her. When Naomi nursed, she sucked and sucked, but her lips didn’t seem to pucker right. When she... Continue reading →
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Round 2—Avoiding PPD and Finding Our Relationship Even Stronger

by Mama Lovejoy // February 1, 2015 // 2 Comments
About four months after becoming a new mom, I developed a fear of knives. I didn’t want to be near them. And if I ended up next to one, I’d quickly push it away. It’s hard for me to admit,... Continue reading →
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Choosing Between PPD and Formula

by Mama Lovejoy // January 28, 2015 // 6 Comments
I planned to breastfeed my son, Quinn, for 6 months, but nursing killed my nipples. And it just about killed me. I was so stuck on breastfeeding that I avoided the pump like the plague, while I was at the... Continue reading →
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Losing Part Of My Nipple

by Mama Lovejoy // January 13, 2015 // No Comments
Somehow, my daughter pulled a little chunk of skin out of my nipple, when we were first learning to breastfeed. I didn’t really know when she was hungry or what her sounds or cues meant. So any time she whined,... Continue reading →

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