Annabelle, a friend of mine for just about 20 years, used a mix of her milk and formula to create the optimal feeding plan for her son. She worried her approach might threaten bonding with her son and draw reproach ...
After a briefly bumpy start, Kristin mastered the art of nursing her daughter, thanks in part to a lactation consultant. She breastfed for about two years, cherishing the midnight bonding that comes when baby cozies up to mom, and the ...
My cousin Rachel encountered complications as she sought to nurse her first child, Reid, in the fall of 2008. When she switched to formula, a close friend scorned her decision, suggesting that formula would turn Reid into a fat, lazy and sick ...
Moms who nurse their infants longer than six months experience greater financial setbacks than moms who nurse for less time, or not at all, according to new research. Tom Jacobs writes in the Pacific Standard: A study of 1,313 ...
Shortly after my daughter's arrival, I considered having another baby. Syma's birth was so triumphant, I wanted to relive it. Nevermind 10 months of little or no access to some of my favorite foods and beverages. Or those last pregnant weeks ...
[caption id="attachment_455" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The view from the room where I delivered Noah offered a silvery, stunning take on Lake Michigan; March 2, 2009"][/caption] My son Noah turned three ...
Some days I'm swallowed by a sea of diapers, dishes and laundry. When I wake and before slumbering, I pump extra breast milk, lulled by the pump's monotonous whoosh-puff. Until my husband interrupts my stupor. He moos like a cow. ...
Summer was in full-and-glorious bloom Aug. 19, 2011, the date of my last post. So was my belly, nearly 40 weeks full of my darling daughter. Nine days later, I gave birth. I settled into a self-imposed hiatus from writing, and suddenly ...
As I ventured through my first pregnancy, everything was new, including the way people talked to me. Strangers, family and friends sometimes let their opinions fly, no matter how insensitive. I recently shared this with a nurse in my OB-GYN's ...
The day we deliver our first child, we deliver a new self, as well. In an instant, our identity expands to include motherhood, from the mundane, everyday tasks to the long-term planning needed to raise another human being. But it ...
Kristina Cowan was born a writer. Most toddlers play with toys in the bath, but Kristina composed stories. Historical fiction, for example, about how pilgrims in the New World celebrated the first Thanksgiving. Most five-year-olds check out library books from the children's section. Kristina wandered upstairs, and took home a tome on Prosimian biology. She delighted in the challenge of learning about the unknown, and then explaining her findings to ... Read more »
