Tag Archives: breastfeeding

We all know mama’s need help with, well, everything from dinner and laundry to dishes and homework and so much in between. That’s why I thought the Reno Moms would be interested in a new program from the Nevada Women, Infants and Children that has been launched here in Reno …

I’m here to talk about nursing and how very, very hard it is for me. With all four kids I’ve given it my best effort, and all four times I’ve spent the first months feeling like a total failure because I struggled with it so much. After a few months the …

If you would have asked me 5 years ago if I’d ever consider having a breast augmentation, I would have said no. It was never something I considered. I loved my perky full C cup breasts. But here I am two children later with a good 2 1/2 years of breastfeeding …

As a family nurse practitioner and mom to two beautiful children, Paige who is two and a half and Levi who is six months, I thought I knew EXACTLY what to do as a mom. I mean, I have spent ten years as a health care provider educating new moms …

Today’s guest post was written by Dawn Miller-Hanna, Neonatal Nurse and Developmental Care Specialist at Saint Mary’s. The birth of an infant can be a joyous time for mothers and their family. But, what if your infant is born prematurely (before 37 weeks gestational age) or requires care in a neonatal intensive …

As a breastfeeding mother, we have all received some form of breastfeeding advice. This could come from your OB, midwife, pediatrician, RN, IBCLC, MIL, mother, and friends and of course even strangers! Most women report they hear conflicting messages and almost everyone has a “different” opinion. Many “booby traps” can stand in our …

  New moms are tired.  Really tired.  They don’t know what they’re doing (even if it’s their fourth baby), but they certainly have huge range of freely given advice from just about everyone and their mother on just about every subject under the sun.   That being said, there’s this …