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It’s Ok to Have a Breaking Point

It’s Ok to Have a Breaking Point

by Kira Hazledine | Breastfeeding, Creating Balance, On Motherhood, Toddlers

Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I have loved breastfeeding my daughter. Breastfeeding her as an infant was a breeze, and it’s come in handy in her current toddler stage. Breastfeeding has also resulted in a co-sleeping relationship that I never anticipated, so I have...
International Travel with an Infant Part 1: Getting There

International Travel with an Infant Part 1: Getting There

by Kira Hazledine | Breastfeeding, Parenting, Travel

Getting Real with Kira Hazledine We are very lucky that Hallie is such a good traveler, but I think it’s in her blood. Good thing too, because we had a trip to England bought and paid for before she was even born. Louis and I had a wedding reception planned in England...
WTF is a Milk Bleb and How Do I Fix It?

WTF is a Milk Bleb and How Do I Fix It?

by Kira Hazledine | Breastfeeding, Health

Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Oh, the joys of breastfeeding. I had it pretty easy with Hallie. Her latch was good, she ate plenty, and I didn’t have any run-ins with mastitis. I took to clogged ducts with a hot shower and an iron first on the rare occasions they...
Pumping at Work: It Can Get Weird

Pumping at Work: It Can Get Weird

by Kira Hazledine | Breastfeeding, On Motherhood

Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Right now, I am blessed to be a work-at-home-mom. However, I did time in the workplace as a pregnant and breast-feeding mom. I was at work at 41 weeks on the morning of my induction, and I returned to work 6 weeks later (and yes, I...
Weaning a Breastfed Baby is Hard

Weaning a Breastfed Baby is Hard

by Kira Hazledine | Breastfeeding, On Motherhood, Pregnancy and Your Newborn, Toddlers

Getting Real with Kira Hazledine In case you missed it, breastfeeding a toddler was on my unfulfilled list of “nevers”. Yet here we are. My daughter, Hallie, is 16 months old and the little gremlin (bundle of joy) has no intentions of being weaned anytime soon....
As a Soon-To-Be Mom, I Was Full of It

As a Soon-To-Be Mom, I Was Full of It

by Kira Hazledine | Breastfeeding, Let's Talk, Pregnancy and Your Newborn, Toddlers

I am thrilled to introduce our newest MomsGetReal contributor, my very own daughter, Kira Hazledine. As you read the blogs on MomsGetReal, you’ll learn a lot about the child, teen, and college student Kira. Now she’s married and a mom – and she has...
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