Earlier this month it was announced on both Facebook and Twitter that a newborn baby was born with a very rare eating disorder. There was a shout-out for anyone willing to help.
What was it? Baby Jaeli was allergic to just about anything she could eat and would need a supply of breastmilk, but her mother couldn’t supply the amount needed.
Facebook and Twitter jumped up to the cause letting everyone know about the situation and it has now been announced that 60 complete strangers have donated breastmilk. By the way, it costs $4.25 per ounce of breastmilk from the Human Milk Banking Association …read more

A 26-year-old mother was just charged for breastfeeding her 6-week-old baby while severely intoxicated this past February. Stacey Anvarinia, the mother, was definitely intoxicated when police arrived at her home for a domestic situation, but what they surprised them was the fact she was breastfeeding her newborn in that state of mind.
Even the La Leche League states that you should NOT breastfeed your baby while intoxicated and that you should wait until you are sober. Currently it is unknown what her blood alcohol level was and even if she was drunk. The assistant state’s attorney, Carmel Mattison has stated this …read more

Julie Jumonville is doing what many of us moms wish we could do, she’s making products that are safe for our children. Not only that but she’s making her thoughts become a reality. At Upspring.com, Julie’s site, she has created Milkscreen tests and is now coming out with the Night Knight and Walking Wings. Lets get to know the creator of these wonderful products just a little and see what type of inspiration she can give the rest of us.
What is your name and how many children do you have? Any babies, if so what ages?Julie Jumonville and I have …read more

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Okay, there are just some things that should stay behind closed doors and one fo them is when one spouse tries drinking breastmilk. Ikk. It is one thing to breast-feed your own child but to have your husband try it is another thing. Honestly, I don’t even care if they do that but one should NEVER talk about it.
Pete Wentz was on Sirius’ radio show where he told everyone that he had tried Ashlee Simpson’s breast milk. When asked how it tasted he replied, “Soury and weird”. I guess it’s good he didn’t say sweet …read more

These are various tips from readers, friends and my own experiences. I hope someone can help these helpful and remember if you have a tip on how to wean your breastfed child please let us know in the comments.
-  We knew ahead of time when we wanted to wean so we started cutting down little by little as the time got closer. By the date, he was off.
-  Try skipping either morning or nights.
-  Just cutting down one feeding a day didn’t work for me, I had to do it even slower. I did one feeding a week until I …read more