After I had my first son, my energy, especially my hormonal energy, was going away. I didn’t completely feel like my vibrant self. After I had the boys, I went through time periods of feeling exhausted and not having the same energy to take care of the house, the family, friends, work, and my marriage. Can you relate? During my second pregnancy, I went to an acupuncturist because I was experiencing lots of intense emotions from stress and hormonal imbalances….
We are so excited to be pregnant with our next and probably final child! We are so excited about welcoming another baby to our family in January 2018. We are considering it the “final leg” of our Speedy Thiede marathon relay team. Yes, we are runner geeks. Conceiving this time was such a guessing game since I am still breastfeeding our son. It took until he was 16 months old for my cycle to return. I continued to pump at…
Nutrition in the postpartum period while nursing has its own important considerations. Most importantly, you need to understand that you must take care of yourself if you are going to take care of others. The issues of not doing this may not show up right away, but over time you will end up worn out with wacky hormones and nutrient deficiencies. I’m saying this from personal experience. When I gave birth to Noah, I wanted to be the mom that…
Congratulations on your positive pregnancy test and having another blessing on the way! Having children close together and the dream of tandem nursing is one I can definitely relate to. However, it is important to recognize that your body has given a great deal of its stores to growing, birthing, nursing, and caring for your baby (AKA sleep deprivation!). So, it is even more critical to take your nutrition seriously so that your next child can get the same amount…
Before my son was born, I hadn’t researched breastfeeding that much. I was more concerned with getting through the labor and thought I would figure out breastfeeding later since it looked pretty easy. I also thought I would pump almost exclusively since that seemed time saving and help me to put him on a schedule so I could run and continue doing what I wanted to. All that went out the window pretty quickly. Right when he was born, the…
At 4 months of age, we finally discovered the cause of my son’s weight gain issues. We finally determined through weighed feeds that he was having trouble transferring milk and that he needed to undergo craniosacral therapy to treat the bones and tissues so they could work properly. I not only dedicated countless hours researching and taking my son to appointments, but over the last nine months, I have spent a great deal of money to stay dedicated to breastfeeding…