Category Archives: breastfeeding
Mommy Fight Club
It’s a makeshift ring. The match-up is uneven but intense, becoming a barnburner. In Corner 1: “Mama” Schmidt—5’1,” 100#– a four-year veteran of the club. In Corner 2: “Little G” Schmidt—17# 11 oz., 27”—an unmistakable natural. The bell rings. Mama begins to sway, slowly, steady as a cobra, experience coaching that stillness is death. Little (…) MORE »
The First 30 Years
It’s 3:00. In the morning. Gwyn is grunting like a gremlin in her crib. I changed and rocked her, sucked the snot out, massaged her swollen gums and sang Twinkle, Twinkle. In the snug greys of the middle-night, I laid back down to listen to her rumble herself back to sleep, but my 9 pm (…) MORE »
