Six months in, your baby will start staring at what you’re eating if they’re not already lunging at your food every chance they can get. This is how they show that they are ready to start eating solid food. Thankfully, there are numerous baby feeding tools available today that can help make the start of your child’s solid food journey easier and less messy for parents. Baby food feeders, in particular, are a safe, effective, and convenient way (for parents) to introduce solid food to your little ones. All you have to do is to put a slice of fruit or vegetable inside the feeder and let your li ..read more

For many women, one of the main concerns after pregnancy is the weight gained, and the main interrogation is “how to” get back to (at least) the pre-pregnancy weight. Let’s start with the basics… Where Does the Pregnancy Weight Come From? During pregnancy, the main contributor to weight gain is clearly the baby (with an average birth weight of around 3.5 kg). Afterwards, around 2.0-3.0 kg will be from the mother´s stores of fat, protein and some other nutrients (which will vary depending on the pre-pregnancy weight of the mother). Then, around 2.0 kg would correspond to an increase in th ..read more

My best friend just had her first baby girl. I am super excited about that, because finally we have one more (and the most important) thing in common: motherhood. Now we can spend hours talking about kids stuffs, without me worrying that she would get bored, or without her actually getting bored. Since we live in different countries, I could not attend her baby shower, however, I wanted to get something nice for her little princess. And by that, I mean something very useful, and pretty in the same time.  I brainstormed all the amazing baby gifts I got when my kids were born, thinking of how h ..read more

The internet is full of successful stories about breastfeeding moms, and the benefits of breastfeeding your baby. Yeah, yeah, we all get it, it is brilliant, but what about the rest of us that do not succeed? Why are not more stories about the failures of breastfeeding journeys? Mothers who fail this should also have a saying in it, and they should deserve appraisals, the same as the ones that succeed. So, I decided to share with you the story of my failure: the breastfeeding journey of my son, lille Pat. Yes, it was a disaster, but, hey, I am still a good mom, and he is a healthy active beau ..read more

My daughter is almost 15 months old and I am considering to stop breastfeeding her soon. There might be many reasons for why you would like to stop breastfeeding, but mine are related to the work I do. My work requires me to travel a lot abroad. I am a PhD candidate, and beside my research, one of my tasks is to participate in different conferences throughout the year. This means that I need to be away at least four times during one year. And of course people might say that I can take a breast pump with me and pump while I’m away, but that is not a particularly good option for me. The main r ..read more

After months of trying to get a breastfeeding routine in place, and adjusting to the excruciating pain, there comes a day, when we have to put an end to it. Some of us are lucky enough, and don’t need to go through this process, as their babies will have plenty of time to wean themselves. But how about the rest of us, who cannot afford this luxury? I am talking about the moms that have to go back to work, and where the working conditions don’t allow them to continue breastfeeding. I am lucky to live in a country where breastfeeding is encouraged even after the child turns 1 years old. At my ..read more

In this guide you will find all you need to know about breastfeeding, and what it takes to succeed. I wish I had read a similar post 5 years ago, when I was pregnant with my son, Pat. As a first time mom, there were so many things I didn’t know about pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding, and I didn’t even know what to look for. I remember I spent a lot of time reading about birth stories, but I did not pay too much attention to the breastfeeding part. It felt like this was something that would come natural, so why should I worry? Well, I was wrong, and when the breastfeeding pain hit me, I got ..read more

Now that you have decided to pump breast milk for your baby, is time to look into different accessories that will help make the experience more pleasant for you. If you want to read more about breastfeeding versus pumping, read my post A Guide to Breastfeeding: Breastfeeding versus Pumping. If you don’t want to invest in buying a brand new pumping bra, then you can always make one at home using few tricks. But before going into the DIY, let see why you need a special bra in the first place. Why Do You Need a Pumping Bra? If you have not started pumping yet, you might not realize the importanc ..read more

There are several reasons for choosing to breast pump, rather than breastfeed, but nonetheless, the entire process is very tiring and requires a lot of commitment from the mother. I remember how my first son refused to breastfeed after the first week of life, and how I had to buy an electric pump and exclusively pump for the first 6 months. Unfortunately, one of the downsides of pumping, is that your milk supply will decrease as the time goes by, and I had to put a stop to the process after the first 5 months. However, I have had several friends that managed to pump until the baby turned 1 ye ..read more

Congratulations on your new baby! Whether you are still awaiting the arrival of your bundle of joy, or have already welcomed your baby earth side, if you are planning to breastfeed there is no doubt you are wondering how to make sure it doesn’t hurt! When I started breastfeeding my son, for some reason I found it much more painful for him to feed on my right-hand side. Curiously, 11 months later, my right side has always been my son’s preferred breast to feed from! Thankfully it is no longer uncomfortable. Nipples typically get a little battered and bruised as your baby is learning to feed an ..read more