A Rough Guide to Travel with Babies
Before I gave birth to my babies I always planned on exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, and I also planned on nursing until they were at least age two or beyond, depending on when they felt they were ready to stop. Like most […]
I just left to Colombo, Sri Lanka after a two week stay in Kerala, India with my two year old and three month old. We met my husband there on the way to Kerala (at our connection in the Abu Dhabi airport) and stayed with […]
In a few weeks I will set off to Haiti with my toddler and my newborn, both of whom are still nursing (aggressively). After that we’ll also be traveling to Sri Lanka, India, South Sudan, and Kenya for a good part of the year into […]
Yes, by hand expressing breast milk I am indeed referring to milking one’s self. It’s something that 22 months into my first child’s life never really occurred to me as something I would need to do until I found myself doing it. It saved my […]
August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Hooray! In honor of Breastfeeding Awareness Month, Gypsy Momma is hosting the following give aways for readers that sign-up to follow Gypsy Momma via email, RSS, Facebook, or Pinterest (or those already signed-up): – 2 pack of Bamboobies Ultra-Thin Regular […]
In honor of Breastfeeding Awareness Week (August 1-7, 2012), and myself as a breastfeeding mom, I am responding to a recent blog published by Amy Sullivan for The New Republic, The Unapologetic Case for Formula-Feeding. As someone who is still enjoying a rewarding breastfeeding relationship […]
Breastfeeding 8 month Veda in New Work (in the Moby wrap) Question: I am traveling in a month with a one month old baby from New York to Peru. I have had a problem with my breast milk production so every ounce of my expressed […]
It’s spring cleaning time for me back home in Chicago, and I realize that most of the stuff in my closet I can’t use, mostly because of my breastfeeding status. I need comfortable and travel friendly clothes that I can easily nurse and be pregnant […]
When we took our first four hour trip in the car with our daughter when she was just about two weeks old we made frequent stops as she belted out for more of mommy’s milk. Breastfeeding is hard while we’re on the road, I thought. […]
Please visit Project Eve to read my blog, Pumping in Paraguay: I want to work close to the farm, too! My blog is featured today, April 2nd, where I discuss one of my experiences struggling as a new breastfeeding mom while traveling and working internationally. […]