A Love Expressed by the Bottle
A Love Expressed by the Bottle I dreamed of you I fight for you—for us Our challenges are real but our love is stronger My expectations...
Are We Asking the Wrong Questions?
The emotional outcry in response to the Pacific Standard article “The Unseen Consequences of Pumping Breast Milk” was so strong and...
Moms Speak About the Emotions of Breastfeeding Loss and Moving Forward to a New Experience
Just over a year ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing a number of women about their breastfeeding experiences. All had experienced...

A Letter to the Dads Who are Supporting Exclusively Pumping Moms
Dear Dads, Normally I write for moms—for your wives, your partners, your spouses, the mother of your children—but today I am writing to...

The "UnPlanned" Pregnancy
Well the pregnancy itself was planned, but the course of the pregnancy most certainly was not. From the moment the home pregnancy test...
Thanks in Your Touch
This selfless duty I proudly took on, shamelessly waking at the first peek of dawn. I ignored all the negativity, and kept going strong,...
The Comfort of Numbers
Often you will hear a new mother say of bottle-feeding: “I like the fact that I know how much my baby is eating.” And indeed it is true....
Ramblings and Reflections Five Years Later
My son is turning five years old this month. Hard to believe. Five years ago I started pumping for my 31 week preemie thinking that it...