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New Mom Basics: The Art Of Saying “No”
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New Mom Basics: The Art Of Saying “No”

I got an interesting request the other day. It was from a friend asking me to host a Super Bowl party for “for everyone.” Why? “Because,” she wrote, “You have a big basement. All you have to do is finish the walls, fix the lights and bar and throw a party!” Notwithstanding the fact that…

Milk Not Coming In? Try Putting Everyone Out and Other Breastfeeding Tips
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Milk Not Coming In? Try Putting Everyone Out and Other Breastfeeding Tips

I discovered that once I was able to sit with no shirt on and not worry about how I looked, or how he latched, or how to have small talk with someone who came over to “help,” but there was really nothing for them to do… it just kind of happened. First a drop came out, and then another drop and then bam: the floodgates opened. And we got back into our groove and the milk flowed. I went from zero ounces to probably 50 ounces a day – all because I got a break in visitors.