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The Best Gift....Especially in a Pandemic
by Donna Bruschi
on Nov 24 2021
Holidays can be a hard time for anyone, but 2020 may be the worst of all.
It's Thanksgiving Eve.
According to NYS Governor, Andrew Cuomo, in his November 23, 2020 press conference, the best way to show your extended family you love them, is to stay home. NYS has a mandated limit of 10 person get-togethers. We are supposed to eat outdoors, wear masks, and shorten the visits.
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Tis the Season for Mastitis.rtf
by Donna Bruschi
on Nov 22 2021
What do Push-up Bras, Holiday Festivities, Exhaustion, Babysitters, and too many desserts all have in common? ...Mastitis!
This is our annual Holiday Mastitis Prevention post. As we continue into the holiday season, remember these breastfeeding basics:
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Nurturing the Child with a Cold
by Donna Bruschi
on Oct 29 2020
The warmth of the last several weeks has me feeling hopeful that the relentless cold and darkness of the coming months will not happen after all! The longer nights, shorter days, chill, and dampness depress me, and I find it hard to be happy, and even more, difficult to accomplish my daily tasks.
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by Donna Bruschi
on May 28 2020
How can families who breastfeed get the most sleep every night? And protect their precious baby from harm, while doing so?Soon after beginning breastfeeding, nearly every breastfeeding parent has fallen asleep while breastfeeding, without regard to safety. The stark warnings against sleeping with your baby, fade into a haze of exhaustion. It is a dangerous way of dealing with a life and death problem, that has a fairly easy solution. Setting up a safe sleep environment for your whole family, including your baby, is easy.
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by Donna Bruschi
on Jan 20 2014
My mom (who had three kids, and apparently amnesia) asked more than once how I could stand it when all three kids were all crying. I would said, "This is nothing. I don't think it's bad until I'm crying."
