Hellobee

Baby Oats is nearly 18 months old, and the last few weeks have been hell on the sleep front. Several days in a row, he was up every half hour all night. Bedtime was a struggle; he was still nursing to sleep, but he would comfort nurse for up to two hours at once. After […]

When my little guy was born, my goal was to breastfeed until he was 12 months. Looking back, I realize that goal was made without really knowing what went into breastfeeding and weaning. Prior to having a baby, I just assumed the baby was born and you just started nursing – end of story. Oh […]

I’m writing this on two hours of broken sleep. I never thought I would be in this position… but my two-year-old still does not sleep through the night. In fact, unless he is nursing, constantly, he barely sleeps at all. I am worn down, exhausted, and looking for a solution. It wasn’t always this way, […]

GemCakes was born a preemie at 35 weeks and 6 days by scheduled cesarean section. Despite this she became a champion breast-feeder and actually didn’t really use her pacifier until she was six months old. In the early months of her birth we would try to give her a pacifier to help calm her down, […]

Due to initial medical complications, I exclusively pumped breastmilk for my baby girls. This past week, I made the difficult decision to wean at 12 weeks. While I understand and acknowledge the medical recommendation to continue feeding breastmilk to the one-year mark, several factors factored into my decision to stop pumping. Many things about the […]

From the time Mr. Lion and I started discussing starting a family, we were in agreement about what our priorities would be when it came to raising kids. One of these priorities was that it was important to us that we continue to put our marriage first, even when we became parents. This is a […]

I’ll be completely honest with you here – I was not one of those moms who was in love with breastfeeding. I didn’t feel some crazy bond, it wasn’t the most wonderful feeling in the world, and for me it was more about keeping my kid fed, healthy, and growing than anything else. But slowly, over […]