There is just no way I cannot repost this. The woman is a comic genius.
And then there is this one:
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Nursing in One Cross of the Front Cross Carry
I’ve recently hit upon my new favorite nursing position. I guess I’ve been wrapping Belle with legs out more often. Now I’ve found that if I start in an upright Front Cross Carry, I can get a really comfortable and rock-solid nursing position (meaning truly hands-free) every time by lifting one of the crosses out [...]
Front Cross Carry
I was never a fan of the Front Cross Carry until now. I don’t know if it is because it shines brightest when wrapping with a newborn, or if my love affair with the FCC will continue as Annabelle gets bigger. I’ll let you know.
What I know so far is that it is [...]
Florida State Fair
Babywearing, and nursing, at the Florida State Fair:
Above you can see where I put Annabelle in the front cross carry sideways. I figured it would give her a view while still supporting her in a physiologically safe way, and giving her a way to cuddle against me before she became overstimulated. I think it’ll work [...]
Spoiling Babies
A (well meaning) friend asked with concern whether Annabelle sleeps outside the wrap since “it just seems like such a comfortable place to sleep!”
I hastily assured her that Annabelle sleeps just fine in her cradle by day and in our bed at night. “But not on me,” I assured her. I was quick to defend [...]
Ecological Breastfeeding
The term is brand new to me, but it turns out I already practice ecological breastfeeding!
I came across it in my search for an acceptable birth control method. Ecological breastfeeding is free, comfortable, and natural–it fits all my criteria!
Wikipedia reports that it has a 1% failure rate in the first six months of a baby’s [...]
Happiest Baby on the Block
I recently watched the Happiest Baby on the Block DVD which offers five techniques to calm a crying baby:
swaddling
side or stomach lying
shushing, or white noise
swinging/bouncing and
sucking
If the author is correct that these five things trigger a baby’s calming instinct, it does explain why so many of us have had such fine results with wrapping which [...]
Nursing Upright in the Wrap
Soon I tried nursing upright in the wrap because I prefer wearing babies in the upright position, and because this position allows the baby to change breasts without the wrap having to be retied, and it is also the perfect position for burping.
I wrapped Annabelle upright, then lowered her down enough to put her mouth [...]
Newborn nursing in a wrap . . . cradle carry
I began by nursing Annabelle in the cradle position. With a newborn, I found that intuitively I used the wrap to hold her against me in the same position that my arms held her when we nursed on the couch: cradle.
This was easier than I expected. I recommend doing it sitting down and using a [...]
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