Author Archives: mbarto

Breastfeeding By the Book

April 14, 2011 – 9:02 pm

Have you ever picked up a breastfeeding book and been overwhelmed? Just when you finished your healthy pregnancy books and maybe started looking at parenting books, you realize that you neglected to read any breastfeeding books. There are many great medical – type breastfeeding books and several geared towards attachment parenting. What if you don’t [...]

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Hitting the Bottle

March 4, 2011 – 9:27 pm

I’m going away for my sister’s bachelorette party next weekend and I have a dilemma! My little guy just doesn’t want to take a bottle if there is any chance of getting mom to nurse him in the next four hours. I have been working on this project for a little while, but I finally [...]

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La Dolce Mama featured on Tight Bod With a Pod

February 7, 2011 – 1:24 pm

If you read my blog, you know that I believe that looking great and feeling great go hand in hand.  That’s why I’m so excited to be featured on Tight Bod With a Pod’s(www.tbwap.com) website!  I’m not a natural athlete, but I love the way exercise makes me feel and I’m very passionate about healthy [...]

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You’re Pulling My Eyebrow!

January 9, 2011 – 9:24 pm

Do you want a massage? Right now? As moms, there just isn’t enough time in the day and pumping can add to the stress. As seen in Parents magazine, a brow rub can be an excellent stress buster to use before pumping. Here’s how it works – Take 30 seconds and slowly rub and squeeze [...]

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The amazing healing powers of breastmilk

December 29, 2010 – 8:41 pm

Have you ever squirted milk in your baby’s eye? On purpose? We have all heard that breastmilk has health benefits ranging from eyesight to epilepsy(okay well, I haven’t actually heard that one), but did you know that breastmilk can help your baby today? Here’s milk in your eye. My son had pink eye – probably [...]

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Mastitis, the Great and Terrible

December 1, 2010 – 2:15 pm

As a three-time breastfeeding mama and lactation educator, I have seen almost everything. I have blogged about mastitis many times, but until a month ago, the information I provided was purely theoretical. Since I try to keep my posting relevant and real, I went and got mastitis. Or more accurately, mastitis got me. For those [...]

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37 weeks!

September 22, 2010 – 9:16 pm

I am just past 37 weeks and can hardly believe that I am about to have my third child! This pregnancy went so fast, that I hardly had time to think about it before it was over. A slight tingly feeling today did remind me that 37 weeks is when your milk starts to come [...]

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More great sites for breastfeeding mamas!

September 11, 2010 – 10:21 pm

When I was pregnant for the first time, I read everything I could find about pregnancy, but I really didn’t spend too much time researching breastfeeding. I took a class at my hospital, but I still didn’t really know what I was in for. La Dolce Mama has been featured on a list of great [...]

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National Breastfeeding Month

September 7, 2010 – 9:30 pm

Was in August, but I didn’t think about it until now. So, here is a link to a video that The Bump made for National Breastfeeding Month. I even learned something! Breastfeeding Awareness Month

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My favorite “cocktail”

August 22, 2010 – 3:13 pm

We had friends over for brunch this morning. Back in our pre-kids days(all of three years ago) brunch would have included recovery cocktails – mimosas and Bloody Marys – to help us get over the night before. Well, while we did go out with friends last night and while the night did include drinking, I [...]

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