8 1/2 months in and I am still going strong on the breastfeeding front. I have struggled, I have complained yet I have persevered and now I am entering the home stretch. I wrote a post a little while back about the downsides of breastfeeding, and in that post I complained a bit about some […]
In honor of World Breastfeeding Week which is August 1-7th I am looking back on my old breastfeeding posts and remembering how I got to where I am today…going strong at 8 months of nursing. This post about feeling engorged makes me laugh! When the midnight feedings started to go away it was a pain […]
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week, and in honor of the week I thought I would look back and revisit my 8 month breastfeeding experience for myself and for all of you. Sometimes I hear from people and they tell me how hard it is, and all I can say to them is “Hang […]
In my head I always knew that my main goal for breastfeeding was to make it to 6 months. I had smaller goals along the way, but I always viewed 6 months as the finish line. When I first started it seemed so far away. The task was very daunting, and sometimes I wasn’t sure […]
After 5 months of exclusively breast feeding I have shared with you the ups and the downs. To be fair I think I shared more downs than ups! It’s challenging, and demanding, but through it all I remind myself that it’s the best thing I can do for my son. This time I wanted to […]
After the Alter is a blog about my "life after the alter" meaning after being married, and the changes that go with it. I am a mom to a beautiful boy and girl who are the stars of this blog, and a little Pomeranian named Tinkerbell. I LOVE being married to Captain Awesome, and here I share stories of my life as I learn how to be the best wife and mom I can be, and all my crazy thoughts along the way.