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But on that note, breastfeeding has left me feeling pretty depleted. I only gained 12 pounds with Wesley, and I have no idea how much I’ve lost since his birth. But I fit into all my old clothes, my face looks really thin, and I feel pretty weak a lot of the time. I’ll weigh myself next week when I see the midwives.

All to say, does anyone have recommendations on snacks and easy meals I can have around the house to make sure I’m getting proper nutrition?

goblinspawn

I ate a TON of grains while I breastfed last time, as well as fruits and veggies. For meats, and proteins I found it was easy to keep tuna or egg salad pre-made in the fridge. All of these things were easy to eat while feeding and also refreshing.

Also....slow cookers are the best. Use one. Always.

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I haven’t eaten meat since I moved into this new place and I’m so proud of myself 😊 I know it’s silly to most people but it makes me really happy knowing I’m sustaining myself without it.

goblinspawn

Ack! I’m all for veganism. It’s an individual’s choice. BUT…I hope that you’re aware that it can be very dangerous to exclusively breastfeed without consuming meat UNLESS you are purposefully supplementing it with other protein rich foods. (Beans, greens, protein infused replacements, you know the stuff.) I hope you don’t take this as being pushy or judgey. I just get really sad every time I read about a vegan woman’s baby dying because of it. When it’s SO easy to avoid, so long as you know. Ya know?

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It’s not dangerous to breastfeed without consuming meat. Most women in India eat vegetarian and they breastfeed. In fact there are so many plant based cultures out there in which babies thrive and are much healthier than our own children here in the west.

I understand what you’re saying but I feel like nobody mentions the tens of thousands of babies who die from malnutrition when their mothers DO consume animal products? Like everyone’s quick to badger the one vegan mother who didn’t eat appropriately but nobody says anything about the other side of the spectrum…like how many breastfeeding mothers eat nothing but McDonalds and nobody says shit.

I will say this, when I first fell pregnant I was 100% vegan and happy. My blood tests were perfect, hemaglobin was exceptional as was my iron etc. But as my pregnancy wore on I was bullied into eating animal products and guess what? My levels changed COMPLETELY and I had to go on supplements because dairy actually affects your ability to absorb iron. I got sick and suffered severe fatigue. The meat industry is full of propaganda to convince you that you NEED meat. It’s bullshit. It’s a blank face lie. I’m sorry I’m not even being confrontational I am just stating fact.

goblinspawn

Like I said, there are many vegan option for protein consumption. I wasn’t trying to badger you into meat. I just wanted to make sure you knew that you need higher amounts of protein right now. That’s all. :-) And The indian vegan cultures do consume many of the protein HEAVY vegetation options, that’s how they’ve kept it up for so long, so well.

I don’t know the level of your medical, family, “village” base of support. I’ve seen many young women on here who have no one telling them these things.

And I fully agree with you, EVERYONE should be eating a healthy balanced diet while feeding another human.

I’m sorry if you felt attacked. That’s really not what I was getting at.

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When you tryna pull the boobie out of the babies mouth but they wake up 😅

goblinspawn

Slip the tip of your pinky into the corner of her mouth.

It will break the suction of the latch and make it a lot easier to transition without waking your little one.

Soooo I’m pregnant again!

15 weeks along and I’ve only gained 2 pounds! This is a HUGE accomplishment, since I was already up 15 with Auron. So, I’m hoping I don’t gain a full 60 again. Because that...that was not fun.

Speaking of Auron, he is now 2 years, 9 months. So he’ll be over three when it’s born. He already knows that there’s a baby in my belly, and seems to be quite eager to see what happens with it.

I’m looking forward to breastfeeding again. I’m still bummed I didn’t make to two years last time. Stupid health.

#pregnant again!#Breastfeeder

lilacmeadow-deactivated20160713

I haven’t eaten meat since I moved into this new place and I’m so proud of myself 😊 I know it’s silly to most people but it makes me really happy knowing I’m sustaining myself without it.

goblinspawn

Ack! I’m all for veganism. It’s an individual’s choice. BUT...I hope that you’re aware that it can be very dangerous to exclusively breastfeed without consuming meat UNLESS you are purposefully supplementing it with other protein rich foods. (Beans, greens, protein infused replacements, you know the stuff.) I hope you don’t take this as being pushy or judgey. I just get really sad every time I read about a vegan woman’s baby dying because of it. When it’s SO easy to avoid, so long as you know. Ya know?

lilacmeadow-deactivated20160713

Need advice from breastfeeding mamas...

I was told it’s dangerous for me to be trying to lose weight while I’m breastfeeding but the thing is I am overweight so I have heaps of fat stores.

I have drastically changed my diet and portion sizes this week (and cut out all sugar except for one or two coffees a day) but I’m eating super healthy, 3 meals a day + 2 snacks + 3ltrs of water.

Am I really at risk of affecting Alchemy? Or losing my milk supply?

goblinspawn

So long as your milk supply is well established, and you’re eating a balanced diet. Full of ALL necessary nutrients, it will be fine to exercise.

But also, breastfeeding itself will help you lose weight. So you don’t want to skimp on your intake. For BOTH of your health.

I love how pink Auron's nose and cheeks turn while he feeds.

♥

20 minute feeding during the day = No time at all

20 minute feeding at 3 am = ETERNITY

#breastfeeding

ribbonthegreengoblin

Created a page to sell these puppies.

And by puppies,I mean invitations.

#invitations #reavisual #baby invitations #candy party invitations #candy party #candyland #birthday invitation #lollipop invitation #candy invitations #etsy #hand made #custom order #1st birthday invitation #munchkin land invitation #lollipop guild

6 Months

I've made it to the 6 month mark, and we're still going strong.

My little buddy is becoming more and more of a REAL person every day, and it blows my mind.

He loves his "real" food, but he isn't switching to it full time, yet. Not for a while. He desperately loves nursing and cuddling.

Many times while he nurses I sit and ponder how one day he'll be grown up, moving on, moving out. It makes my heart sad to realize that this will be here before I know it. Tomorrow he'll be a toddler, and the day after he'll father his own children. I KNOW this is an exaggeration, but time does move so swiftly, and it is melancholy AND exhilarating to watch it progress.

-sigh-

Ah well.

Today he is my beautiful baby. And I will enjoy it while it lasts.

independently-my-own

I hear it all the time, for as long as I’ve had kids. 16 freaking years now…which should get some kind of prize for endurance. Something like a bottle of whiskey every other month for the rest of my life.

Anyway, when my kids were two and dressed in striped and polka dots (with or without tutu), strangers on the street giving me a wink and saying, “Oh, you let her dress herself today?” When they were 5 and ordering meals at restaurants the waiters looking at me and asking if their choice was “allowed”. When they were 7 sitting in the hairstylist’s chair and asking to get their hair cut a certain way, the stylist asking me if I was OK with what they wanted. Now that Sassy has a rainbow mohawk I get a lot of “I can’t believe you let her do that!” from adults and “That’s so cool you let her do that!” from kids.… [more]

#parenting #beautiful

You know, I made this to be a breast feeding support blog before my child was born. I thought I would need a continuous influx of information and encouragement to get through such a tricky thing....

....wrong.

Breast feeding is so ridiculously easy FOR ME (let's specify there) that this blog is now pointless in that extent.

SO, I think I may change to be a place I can randomly come and gush about my lovely time of growing into a Mother so as it wont bog down my regular blog. I mean, sure I post photos of my spawn over there....but besides his squishy face it's usually comic books, art, movies and just random crap....people don't follow me for baby love.

So....I'll have to alter this. But for now it's time to feed the Mini-Goblin. We're onto rice cereal....he loves it.

Auron turns 3 months on the 6th.

He's begun patting my cheek randomly while he eats.

Smiling at me while faced with a boob.

and also using my boobs to play peek-a-boo/flirty games with me.

It's pretty adorable and totally worth all of the time that's devoted to feeding him.

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You don’t always hear people say how hard it is to breastfeed. But it is. It’s hard. Those first few weeks or even months can be a battle, and it seems like no one wants to tell us because they think they’ll scare us away. I think they underestimate us, and I think the denial of the…

goblinspawn

I disagree with several of these points.

Firstly, the nipple pain. It doesn't have to be. I have zero nipple pain UNLESS he's being a tiny jerk and twisting them about or noshing on just nipple by accident or deliberately to"play". I bought a tube of lanolin to be prepared and am a little bummed I wasted the money.

Secondly, I wish the foremillk/hindmilk myth would just die already. It's a bunch of hogwash.

Thirdly, my 2 month old is sleeping eight hour stretches several times a week, other nights have one,regular feeding. So even if the little bugger wakes up at 5....that's a full sleep. Not his fault if we hate god awful early mornings, he did something big!

Fourthly. After child led feeding for two months, he put himself on a schedule. He eats sleeps and poos all on a pretty regular clock, so long as we don't change his day plans, it's very easy to work around.

I would like links to that study, because it too sounds like HOGWASH. Formula is harsher, unnatural and more likely to make a baby suffer colic. The only time my baby cries is if he's tired and really NEEDS Mommy, or I happen to consume a LOT (and I mean an obscene amount) of flavorful/spicy/gassy foods. So I know it's my fault. Where as my formula fed family have all been dirt bags and cried for days on end

Oh, and feeding was easy. Even after a cesarean. I was all prepared for it to be difficult,tricky and emotionally abrasive. But he latched like a champ and we've only been improving since then....I associate this with the fact that I spent at least six months LEARNING about breastfeeding in hard copy instead of internet mythos.

AGAIN...please...read BOOKS if you're going to breastfeed. Educate yourself with something a little more stable than the internet.

Also every case of breastfeeding is different, just like every baby, every mother and every life are VASTLY different. SO, where as I am lucky with mine, you may get the shit end of the stick.

#breastfeeding #agree to disagree