Posts tagged baby
Parenting: Starting Solids
Parenting: Starting Solids

Feeding your baby can feel incredibly overwhelming, especially with the amount of information available online. A lot has changed since I practiced in pediatrics five years ago. Baby led weaning (I prefer to call it baby led feeding) has become increasingly popular, and while we did some purees, we primarily used this approach with our son. After recently navigating this myself, I wanted to create a post/guide for this community to start with. I’m sharing my favorite resources, tools and learnings.

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ParentingLauren Leedysolids, baby, baby led weaning, children, motherhoodComment
Celebrating One (Difficult) Year of Breastfeeding
Celebrating One (Difficult) Year of Breastfeeding

Today marks my last day breastfeeding David, and with it comes a huge sense of accomplishment, but more so relief. While I primarily nursed David for the first 3 months, a series of other obstacles led me to exclusively pump for these past nine. Our journey was full of hurdles and came with no shortage of emotion and frustration. Throughout it all, I’ve learned a lot. I wanted to share some tips I will take with me if we are lucky enough to add another baby to our family.

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Lifestyle TipsLauren Leedybreastfeeding, motherhood, baby, pumpingComment