Any amount of breastmilk is does incredibly things for your baby's health, but some parents have a goal of exclusively feeding breastmilk to their children. The benefits of giving breastmilk only are numerous. First of all, breastmilk and formula are not the same. Breastmilk contains living cells, stem cells, white cells, antibodies, and immune factors [...]
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Weaning from Breastfeeding in the Toddler Years
This post is close to my heart right now as my son recently weaned from breastfeeding at the age of 25 months. I want to share a bit about my story as well as provide some tips and advice if you are thinking of encouraging your toddler to wean from breastfeeding. Weaning is a complex [...]
5 Things You Can Do During Pregnancy To Help With Breastfeeding
When you're pregnant, it can often be difficult to look beyond the birth. That moment seems like the finish line of a 10 month long marathon, when in fact, it's more like starting point of the race. If you think about it, pregnancy is the training you do before the big race. Maybe you take [...]
Breastfeeding in Public in Japan – An Honest Guide
So, let's get into this. One of the most common questions I hear from parents who are new to Japan, or just new to parenting in Japan, is: Is it culturally acceptable to nurse in public in Japan? My answer, yes, but also no. It's been my experience that breastfeeding is generally accepted and supported [...]
Misconceptions About TTC While Breastfeeding
I recently posted on Instagram about starting my TTC journey for baby #2 and so many people shared their own stories and supportive words. The topic of breastfeeding while trying to conceive came up a couple of times so I wanted to share a bit about what I've researched because it seems there are some [...]
A Few Reasons Why I Love Breastfeeding My Toddler
Before I had Asahi, I knew I wanted to breastfeed for sure but I don't think I had any idea how long we would continue. We have now been breastfeeding exclusively (seriously, not even one bottle of formula because he wouldn't drink it!) for over 16 months and to be honest, the thought of quitting [...]
How to Heal Mastitis and Blocked Ducts Without Antibiotics
Breastfeeding isn't easy. What makes it even LESS easy is mastitis and blocked milk ducts. It isn't entirely uncommon for moms to experience one or both of these issues (20% of Western moms experience it apparently) and I was one of them! Maybe I thought I would just get lucky, maybe I thought it just [...]
Night Weaning My Son in 30 Days
Finally, the long awaited night weaning post! I've been posting for a while on my instagram about our adventure into night weaning, but I thought I would write an overview here for anyone who is thinking about starting it as well. I already know this is going to be a long one! So a little [...]
Breastfeeding As A Mothering Tool
I was scrolling through Instagram recently, (which if you don't follow me, my handle is @mymotherhoodtokyo) and I paused to read a post from one of my favorite breastfeeding mamas @littlepeachlondon. She was talking about the benefits of breastfeeding and how breastfeeding was a "mothering tool". I thought this was just about the most perfect [...]
Breastfeeding Support in Tokyo
First, I just want to say, breastfeeding is HARD! And breastfeeding is even harder without support. Getting help, especially in the early days, does not mean you are a bad mother. In fact, it's the opposite! Asking for help is exactly what you should do if things aren't going well because even though breastfeeding is [...]
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