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Tag Archives: formula feeding
Confident Mom Interview #1: Meet Suzanne, the Fearless Formula Feeder
When I was forced to give up breastfeeding for the health of my baby, I was heartbroken and plunged into an even deeper and darker postpartum depression. It seemed like a no-win situation: I was failing, and my baby was … Continue reading
Goodbye, breastfeeding guilt.
I destroyed the structural integrity of my boobs–what little there was–with an expensive, rented hospital grade breast pump in order to collect 500 ounces of milk that Stella would never drink. It sucked in every way. Worse was the guilt … Continue reading
Steps in a new direction
I haven’t posted in so long because I’m lazy. But also, I needed to take a break and discover a new direction. So, this blog will probably change, and soon. But all the helpful resources pertaining to feeding issues will … Continue reading
Posted in Family update, Life with a baby, Milestones
Tagged awesomeness, baby, eleven months old, first steps, formula feeding, GERD, infant, motherhood, parenthood, reflux, zantac
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The truth about moms
On message boards across the web you can find, far too easily, cringe-inducing posts by moms skewering each other’s parenting styles and choices–battles over breastfeeding versus formula-feeding and catfights about co-sleeping and cribs, and that’s just the tip of the … Continue reading
Goodnight, milk.
A couple of weeks ago, I threw out 341 ounces of frozen breastmilk. That was just the bottom shelf. I still need to clear out the top one. It has been six months since the last of it was pumped, … Continue reading
Posted in breastfeeding, Frustration Station, Milestones
Tagged baby, bottle feeding, breast milk, breast pump, breastfeeding, breastmilk, cow's milk protein intolerance, Elecare, feeding issue, formula feeding, motherhood, mothering magazine can kiss my ass, NG tube, reflux, tube feeding
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Nine months
So, Stella has been outside the womb for just about as long as she was in it. This seems like a big milestone to me and my uterus. Stells (that’s not a typo–it’s one of our nicknames for her) celebrated … Continue reading
Posted in Appointments, Bottle feeding progress, Milestones, sleep, The tube, Tube weaning, Weight check
Tagged awesomeness, baby, baby growth percentiles, bottle feeding, feeding issue, formula feeding, GERD, motherhood, new parents, ng tube weaning success, nine months old, pampers peace on earth commercial, parenthood, reflux, Simply Thick, tube weaning success, waterbabies, weaning
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Stella Hungry.
Stella took a little more than 34 ounces (1,030 mls) of 24-calorie-per-ounce formula today. The high end of normal for this age is 32 ounces of 20-calorie-per-ounce breast milk or formula. She’s been eating like this for a few days. … Continue reading
Posted in Bottle feeding progress, Milestones
Tagged baby, bottle feeding, formula feeding, infant, new parents, ng tube weaning success
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“Formula was a bad choice…”
Almost drank a glass of formula before bed last night. Instead of grabbing the Brita pitcher, I grabbed Stella’s Dr. Brown’s formula pitcher and started to pour. Luckily, I noticed something was off before I took a big thirsty gulp. … Continue reading
My other resume
I’ve jumped back into the freelance writing life in an effort to make a bit of money while I stay home with Stella Bella. This, of course, necessitated the updating of my resume. It got me thinking. Some of my … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons in parenting, The tube, Tube weaning
Tagged baby, bottle feeding, breast pump, breastfeeding, Cranial osteopathy, feeding issue, formula feeding, GERD, humor, infant, lactation consultants, mom resume, motherhood, new parents, NG tube, ng tube weaning success, occupational therapy, parenthood, reflux, resume, tube feeding, tube weaning success, weaning
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Days 22 through 25: Stella got her groove back
As Stella’s occupational therapist put it, “Stella has internalized the joy of eating.” Her feeding aversion is, well, history. A memory. Though not a distant memory, of course. We still get nervous if she goes for a long stretch without … Continue reading
Posted in Bottle feeding progress, Inspiration, occupational therapy, Tube weaning
Tagged awesomeness, baby, bottle feeding, cow's milk intolerance, feeding issue, formula feeding, GERD, graz model, infant, kayleigh freeman, new parents, NG tube, ng tube weaning success, occupational therapy, parenthood, patty griffin, reflux, seattle children's hospital, tube feeding, tube weaning success, weaning
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