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Thoughtful Thursday

Stages of Nursing
In nursing my infant, we would often connect by gazing into each other’s eyes as I held him close, safe and secure next to me, warm and cozy.
It’s something that I will not forget.
Now that he is a toddler, an active little curly-headed boy, he can ask for milk when he wants, which [...]

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Wordless Wednesday

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Are you looking for a gift for a mother or mother-to-be?  Books, clothing, or even LLLI approved herbals?
Visit the LLLI.org Marketplace for a gift that will fit your new nursing mom or nursling at http://www.llli.org/marketplace

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Thoughtful Thursday

Nursing
 
There is no sleep
like that which wraps you
closely in folds of well-being
with a baby at the breast
and all that’s warm and safe
and full of possibility pressed
up against you like
the sunlight of a future summer.
 
Maureen Tolman Flannery

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Wordless Wednesday

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The benefits of breastfeeding as they relate to both mom and baby are overwhelming and undeniable.  Convenient, always the perfect temperature, always the perfect chemical and nutritional formulation changing day and night as Baby needs, the protection for mom against many adult diseases and the release of relaxing hormones to help calm and soothe the [...]

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Be sure to click on over here to read the heart-warming story about Rachael, the 24-week old preemie whose life was saved thanks to her mother’s loving embrace!

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