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    DVD Review: Laugh and Learn About Breast Feeding

    Recently, I’ve commandeered our Netflix queue and have been moving a bunch of baby-related films to the top. Last week, we watched Orgasmic Birth (which I recommend for positive images of birthing, even though it has a general aura of hokeyness to it), and then I watched Laugh and Learn About Breast Feeding.

    Initially, I wasn’t going to put the movie into my queue because of the cover, but the description sounded useful. I’m so glad I did! It was like taking a real breast feeding course for free (I even practiced along by using a sock monkey as my pretend baby).

    I’m convinced that each of us needs

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    Portable Breastfeeding Station

    My dear friend, Carolyn, explained to me the importance of having water bottles on hand to rehydrate oneself, as well as snacks, books, etc. to make breastfeeding more comfortable and to fit in some self-care. When I first heard from mothers that breastfeeding happens all over the house, I thought about setting up “breastfeeding stations” in a couple different rooms.

    Although I love the idea in theory, once I started thinking about what it would mean to put a breastfeeding station in the baby’s room, the living room, and our bedroom, I started to like the idea less and less. The main problem is that our house is tiny (like

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