Breastfeeding is supposed to be a mutually enjoyable relationship. But sometimes, baby bites the breast that feeds her. I recently went through this challenge with my nursing toddler. For several weeks I almost feared nursing her, anticipating a bite. While I wasn’t considering weaning her as she wasn’t ready and enjoyed nursing very much, I [...]

After the recent coverage on 20/20 on the topic of “Extreme Mothering”, I’ve seen several posts around the blogosphere about extended nursing. Including this one by Amy at Crunchy Domestic Goddess who says extended nursing is more common than you may think. One of the reasons this is so is because many nursing moms engage [...]