Book Review- Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage

Breastfeeding with Inverted Nipples

Ten years ago it would not have seemed likely that I would have been involved with La Leche League today. I was bottle feeding my firstborn Madeline (albeit with expressed breast milk EBM) and slowly convincing myself that I was one of those poor women who could not breastfeed. I did write about my failed breastfeeding experience for the then New Beginnings (the forerunner of Aroha).  The conclusion I reached at the end of the article was that when you have a baby and wish to breastfeed, you must make breastfeeding top priority once your baby is born and until you and your baby have it ‘sussed’.  My problem was small flat nipples that became very cracked with my feeding attempts. I gave up and settled for pumping breast … Read more

Ah, Nights…

I tried to nurse my husband’s elbow once. Groggy, desperately sleep-deprived, I heard my baby cry and fumbled in the bed for him, putting the … Read more

What if?

“With our first baby, I had a very difficult birth and my milk just didn’t come in.  I didn’t know what to do so we … Read more

Together Early and Often

Mother and baby need to be together early and often to establish a satisfying relationship and an adequate milk supply. Nadine has written about her mothering beliefs … Read more

Friendship Challenges

“My friend and I have babies only a few weeks apart. It was great supporting each other throughout our pregnancies but now it has changed … Read more

Being an At-Home Mother

While I was growing up, and during my pregnancy with my first child, Finn, now three and a half, I always thought I would work outside … Read more