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Cyber Monday

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Did you brave the madness on Black Friday or have you been patiently waiting on Cyber Monday? Maybe you are sly enough the shop both!

In either case, please check out the awesome deals I’m offering through my at home business. These savings don’t come around often and will vanish at midnight tonight!

Happy Shopping!!!

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WBW 2013: No Story Stands Alone part 4

The Big Latch On Event and Nursing in Public (NIP)

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August 3, 2013 was a first for me, I attended my first public breastfeeding event…oh, how far I’ve come…

As a new mom, I was proud to nurse, but struggled to even use the term “breastfeeding” (what a weenie, I know). Somewhere between only nursing shrouded in my van and breastfeeding in the park with over 30 mamas plus dads, grandmas, supporters, photographers, and kiddos…I became comfortable with my body and it’s purpose of nourishing my babies.

I have nursed in a zoo (a public one, not just my home), in church services, parks, shops, and even while working an Essante Organics booth.

I’ve learned that if I can wear my baby, I can feed him.

For me, NIP was more about accessibility than anything else. I rely on my Boppy to position and hold my baby in order to breastfeed while seated and standing holding baby one handed is out of the question. However, once I became comfortable wearing my baby, nursing while standing and walking was a breeze.

The Big Latch On event was an amazing opportunity to meet other mamas and babies of all comfort levels and in different places in their breastfeeding journeys. From a new mom to a tandem nursing mama…we were all on the same path. Each with unique goals, but a single purpose. To give our babies the best start possible and promote the normalization of breastfeeding.

The complete gallery of pictures may be viewed at 5thMonday.com

Where’s the coolest place you’ve ever breastfed your little one?

Laura F.

My public breastfeeding story:
I was a new mother with a 2 month old baby. Since I live hours away from my nearest relatives, I decided to fly to NJ with the baby to see my family for my grandmother’s 80th birthday.

After a difficult first month of breastfeeding, I finally got the hang of it and was excited and nervous to be breastfeeding in public for the first time. I bought a cover, packed my bags, and left.

The first time I fed her, I went to a secluded part of the airport so no one was near me. When I was at the Memphis airport though, no such luck.

An older gentleman sat right down next to me and started a conversation. I was sitting there thinking, “Oh no, can’t this guy just go so I can feed my baby in peace?” but he kept on talking – about breastfeeding! Mainly about how he rarely sees anyone doing it anymore, even though his wife breastfed their children. And how he was so glad that people still were breastfeeding.

It was quite an experience. It made me feel more empowered, and less embarrassed about feeding my child in public (which shouldn’t be embarrassing).

Breastfeeding support in the form of a 60 something stranger!

 

Deb G.

Not too long ago we went to out to get some pizza. Baby was sleeping so we took her in the car seat into the restaurant. (not a common practice for us as we tend to baby wear instead.) I knew she’d be awake soon so I was trying to determine what position would be most comfortable to nurse while in the booth. As I often do, I scanned the restaurant to see if there were any creepers in the area. I don’t mind nursing in public, but I do mind skeevy creepers and peepers. For some reason I felt it would be better to use my cover. I am not well practiced at using the cover since I find it more trouble than benefit.

She woke before I could formulate my plan. I quickly covered and attempted to get her latched on. In the process she got very mad very quickly. I abandoned the cover idea. I pulled the cover off, pulled my shirt down, walked over to a table, grabbed a chair, brought it back to the booth and proceeded to get in a better position to nurse. We both got happy, she stopped crying and mealtime was completed. When I stoop up I discovered that in my short journey to collect the chair my nipple had leaked, a lot.

Moral of the story, just nurse how it’s most comfortable and be ready the first time. Trying a technique you’re not used to while in a public setting just doesn’t pay off for anyone.

 

If you have a story you’d like to share, please go to https://www.facebook.com/AdaptiveMom and leave it for me in a message by August, 6 2013. After that date, feel free to share your own stories in the comments below. Thanks!

Ruckabye Baby

Happy Independence Day!

Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty. ~Louis D. Brandeis

As we celebrate this Independence Day, I’d like to honor the men and women who have fought for and continue to defend and protect our freedoms. This week’s post is dedicated to an organization that serves our wounded warriors.

Ruckabye Baby – Helping wounded warriors carry on

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Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. ~Moshe Dayan

Ruckabye Baby is a donation-based, 100% volunteer organization devoted to providing wounded warriors with baby carriers to enable them to safely and comfortably hold their children after sustaining debilitating injuries.

As the granddaughter of a General and a mom who is dependent upon babywearing myself, I was inspired by their story…

“Our project began when a dear friend, a Staff Sergeant in the US Army, was severely wounded in an IED explosion. As he slowly learned to function with the loss of both arms and both legs, he realized that the devastating effects of his injuries were farther reaching than the immediate physical concerns; the accident had cost him the ability to hold his 9 month old baby. Our founder responded by buying him a baby carrier, which provided him with a safe and comfortable way to hold and bond with his daughter. In addition, it enabled his wife to carry their daughter while still being able to tend to her husband’s increased needs. After helping him, we realized that he couldn’t be the only soldier with this need and Ruckabye Baby was born.”

Ruckabye Baby’s mission is to provide families of wounded warriors with safe carriers to help the soldier to create a lasting bond between themselves and their babies, as well as to alleviate some of the hardship on the spouse by giving them a hands-free way to care for their baby while assisting their soldier in day-to-day activities that have become their new “normal.” The soldiers and their families are given a carrier and taught how to use that carrier either by a certified member of this project or by an affiliated organization for babywearing to ensure that the baby and the person wearing the baby are safe, comfortable, and happy about their babywearing experience.

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Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower

Here’s how you can help…

I’d like to challenge everyone who is moved by this cause to donate in celebration of Independence Day.

Are you willing to sacrifice a few fireworks, a steak, or a bottle of wine to donate to such a worthy cause?

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In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Who, What, and How of It All

Welcome to Adaptive Mom!

To be a mom is to be adaptable.

Here I will share my thoughts, stories, and experiences, as well as, tips and tricks for making the circus we call motherhood a bit simpler.

I am a wife and mom of 2 kids, a cat, a dog, and 2 horses. By degree, I am a speech-language pathologist, but I’m blessed to be a stay at home mom for the time being.  I am also a sales executive with Essante Organics and a lactation counselor. I love staying at home with my kiddos while my other activities keep me connected to the outside world. This is how I adapt.

As a mom, you must perfect the fine arts of joint attention, multitasking, juggling, policing, finding the humor in unlikely situations, and staying sane all at the same time. That’s the fun part!

Sometimes life requires a bit more than we readily have to offer so we must adapt. This blog was created to share some of the ideas and solutions that I’ve found to help me survive as an adaptive mom, wife, and “momtrepreneur”.

My goal is to provide readers with humor, tips, tricks, and products to survive in this fast paced world with a little less stress.

Enjoy and thanks for following!