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Milk sharing aka wet nursing or cross-nursing is really common among my group of friends! Many of us have nursed each other’s babies, toddlers, and kids out of necessity or even just to boost our little ones’ immune strength! It’s a truly wonderful way to bond with your most cherished friends; my kids now have milk siblings. Their milk mamas have shared the bond of physical closeness as well as the antibodies that comes from one’s own milk. I can’t think of a more perfect way to show love as a mommy friend!

It’s sad but true that for many years, I felt tethered to my babies who were each exclusively breastfeed for almost 12 months. Until I found my community here in Southern California, I couldn’t physically leave my children without a back up feeding source but once I found my village, I allowed myself to leave my young baby in the care of dear friends who would breastfeed her as needed. My plight of not bottle training and yet desperately needing to go on a date with my husband was solved with one simple statement. “Please feed her when she seems hungry!” Suddenly, our options widened, and PAXdaddy and I have enjoyed quite a few dates since the birth of our daughter in 2013 by leaving she and our 6 older children with friends as well as having provided childcare for other friends wanting to escape the clutches of their little milk monster for a few hours!
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I myself have been able to feed many of my friends’ babies for a plethora of reasons! I was very proud to put my lactating breasts to work one night when I was a doula at a friend’s birth. She had a trauma shortly after delivering her baby so I nursed her newborn through the night while also taking care of my own sweet 5 month old baby. The next morning I put out a call for help, and an army of mutual friends arrived to help with the new baby and also to keep baby’s tummy full of 100% breastmilk! I still marvel at that amazing week and how a group of women could come together to keep one little baby well nourished, clean, comforted while her mommy was under the weather.
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At 32 months old, my daughter, Cate, was still breastfeeding and enjoying the mommy cuddles that it’s hard to find in a large busy family! When our 8th baby, Blaise, was born at just 15 weeks, my milk dried up leaving Cate high and dry. Luckily for her, an entire herd of lactating friends came during the month of May to care for me, my husband, and my children as I recovered from the loss of our beloved baby. She nursed from several mothers over the course of the month and now refers to one of our closest friends as “Mama Milk.” I am so grateful to each and every friend who offered to breastfeed my sweet girl. It means so much to me and made the transition to being a non-lactating mother much easier and less emotional.

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At PAXretreat last week, PAXfriend Evonne had a little snuggle time with #toddlerCate. My lovie was over the moon with the fresh milk, and Evonne was happy to fill her little tummy with liquid gold. I cannot wait to have another baby, have my milk come in, and be able to feed someone else’s baby straight from the tap!
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Happy Breastfeeding Week!
How long have you been breastfeeding for?
PAXmommy Jillian has been breastfeeding for 119 months of her 135 months of being a mama!
The road has not always been easy. There have been ups and downs, and everything inbetweens – mastitis, pregnancy, lip-ties, tongue-ties, twins, tandem feeding, abscesses, losses, sickness, loss of milk, milk production issues (over supply/under supply) etc. etc.
The PAXmommies have always helped one another, and have even breastfed one another’s babies/toddlers when needed.

Do you have support? One of the biggest keys to successful breastfeeding for the PAXmommies has been a solid support system, both at home, and in the community.
Can we help you? Is there something you are struggling with?
Maybe we can help!
Feel free to email us at help@PAXbaby.com!
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*happy breastfeeding week*
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I chose to push off the inevitable heartbreak and enjoy my baby’s breastfeeding relationship with no strings attached; morning, noon, or night, #babycate’s milk was available to her 24/7 which was a very enjoyable situation for both of us. Now at 2 years old, my sleep deprivation is catching up to me, she is irritable if I ask her to just cuddle me at night without a nipple in her mouth, and oh… my poor stretched saggy nipples deserve a break for at least a few hours a night to recharge and recover! Armed with the advice of an entire colony of mothers who have gone before me, and Dr. Jay Gordon’s blog post on night weaning committed practically to memory, I write on my calendar “NIGHT WEANING” and mark off an entire week during which I have prepared my family that both the baby & I will be emotional, exhausted, and potentially unable to do anything other breastfeed every moment of the day to make up for our rough night times! Sunday night comes, and off we go….

First up, I “front loaded” the information that #babycate would not be nursing at night, and we read the book, Sally Weans from Night Nursing, early in the day. I made sure that she ate her favorite foods at dinner to fill her up, and my older kids played with her extra exuberantly to tire her out. Bedtime rolls around, big sister Lucy helps me with her usual routine : potty, pajamas, 2 books, final breastfeeding and toothbrushing. My sweet baby goes to sleep easily with her sister breathing gently into her hair, and I take a shower and prepare for the emotional rollercoaster and guiltfest I know is coming around the bend.

2 short hours later, the familiar wail begins and I go in to comfort her. While I am confident that #babycate is completely able to comprehend the meaning of my words, “milkies when the sun comes back up!” and “no milkies right now while it’s still dark out,” her despondent stare at my treacherous chest is too much to bear. I know that her sobs right now are out of frustration, anger and sadness that I am not meeting her previously scheduled needs but it’s important that I remember that she is not hungry, just grumpy! For 24 months her favorite snack has nourished her little body, nursed her back to health after a cold, and soothed her when teething. Her milkies have dried her tears, comforted her to sleep, and distracted her when scared! This baby has never had the chance to attach to a lovey or figured out how to self soothe since I have always been readily available to her, but tonight is a game changer. #babycate is a smart cookie and figures that if she cries enough, her mama will give in to her desires; we can nurse and go back to sleep like old times. Sadly, Saturday night was her last nurse-on-demand, all you can eat milk buffet, and tonight, after 43 minutes of countless rounds of her favorite song, and many tears from both of us, #babycate is asleep in my ring sling, giving soft little sighs and shudders every so often; I’m feeling spent and devastated.

Her next wake up, I fear, will be even worse than this, but hopefully the full day of snuggles I can give her in the morning will make it up to her! According to Dr Gordon, she’s going to have a rough week, but with consistency and a strength I need to pull from knowing each of you are rooting for our continued breastfeeding success, we will night wean with flying colors and go on to enjoy bed sharing and day time nursing for many months to come!
Wish us luck!

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Little Butt Diapers!!!
Next week is an exciting first time stocking for PAXbaby of Little Butt Diapers! WAHM and business owner, Hope, and PAXmommy Jillian have collaborated on an epic mash up of babywearing and cloth diapering resulting in a darling pair of diapers called Wear Your Love * midnight * and * teal * which both feature wrap scrap symbols but are slightly different from each other. To purchase one of these adorable snappable covers with inserts, you will want to enter our ISO Angel On October 22nd from 2:00 to 5:00 PDT.

Our lucky winners will be randomly selected from these free entries at PAXbaby.com and contacted via PAXaccount. There will be a friendly reminder post at PAXbaby’s facebook page, but here’s your sneak peek at our PAXexclusive Wear Your Love LBD!!!

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Sew Much Fabric is a custom knit fabric group ran by Kris Opsal and Christina Coyle. They offer custom printed knit fabrics, as well as fabrics from manufacturers such as Riley Blake and Art Gallery. Kris is currently running a pre-order for this amazing breastfeeding design, Eat Local, along with a coordinating rainbow stripe with stars!

They have partnered with PAXbaby to offer you a chance to win TWO great prizes!

The first prize is a fabric bundle, with one yard of each print, valued at $50.00 (this is a pre-order).
The second prize is your choice of custom item(s) created with the Eat Local print from Kris’ sewing business, Strawberry Butt. You can choose items for your little, or for yourself, valued at up to $50.00!

Join their Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/sewmuchfabric for more great designs or information on ordering.

Like Sew Much Fabric on Facebook for updates and previews at www.facebook.com/sewmuchfabric!

This giveaway is free for any of our US PAXfriends!! International PAXfriends are encouraged to enter, but will be responsible for shipping fees :). The winner will be emailed once the drawing comes to an end on Saturday, August 28th, 2015!! Shipping address must be confirmed via email within 24 hours, or a new winner will be chosen!! For this reason, make sure to check your email (including your Junk folder!!)

** The  fabric prize pack will not be shipped for 6-8 weeks as it is part of an exclusive pre-order (the custom item is not part of the pre-order and will be completed ASAP).

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Will you be attending MILK: An Infant Feeding Conference???

Don’t forget to come find us and say HI!!! Look for the RAINBOW umbrella!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/521804194635649/

Which speaker are YOU most looking forward to hearing from??

http://mommy-con.com/event/details/milk/

If you will be pumping at the event, and will not have your own baby there, Baby Sailor  and her mommy will be in attendance and accepting milky donations!! Read more about Baby Sailor here: http://paxbaby.com/milk-for-sailor/

Hope to see you there!!
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Love is…

Babywearing.

Toddler snuggles.

Extended nursing.

Flowers on a warm Spring day.

Exploring, and seeing the world from the best spot around.
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The PAXmommies are BIG supporters of milk sharing and donation.

If you are able to pump extra milk or directly nurse another baby, please consider milk sharing or cross nursing, to help boost another baby’s immune system with the amazing benefits of human milk.

Whether you’re a mom to a baby in need of donor milk, or a mama who can share the milky love,http://hm4hb.net/ is a great place to start!

Baby Bella is receiving donor milk from a variety of breastfeeding mamas and PAXmommy Jillian was her fourth milk sharing mama “from the tap!”

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This week is sponsored by Bellies to Bloom:
Are you struggling to make enough milk? Are you exclusively pumping, or donating?? Is your babe or toddler going through a growth spurt?

Give those boobies the extra little BOOST they have needed!!!

This herb blend can give you let down by the NEXT feeding!

Try these magic milk pills and make your baby so happy ( . ) ( . )
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This giveaway is free for any of our US PAXfriends!! International PAXfriends are encouraged to enter, but will be responsible for shipping fees :). The winner will be emailed once the drawing comes to an end on Friday, April 10th, 2015!!

Good luck and *happy babywearing*

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Are you struggling to make enough milk? Is your toddler nursing like a newborn? Is your baby going through a growth spurt??

Give those boobies the boost they have needed!!!

This herb blend can give you let down by the NEXT feeding!

Try these magic milk pills and make your baby so happy ( . ) ( . )

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A happy baby makes a happy mama, and these magic pills will boost & maintain your milk supply making EVERYONE involved happy! PAXbaby.com is thrilled to announce that we are From Bellies to Babies FIRST retailer! Today’s lucky winner will receive a full set of 120 Boobie Boosters capsules!!!

Renee‘s proprietary blend of galactagogue herbs are all organic; Goat’s Rue, Shatvari, Blessed Thistle, Alfalfa, Fennel, Marshmallow Root and Oat Tops are all part of the magic!!! 120 capsules is a typical months supply with the normal dosage being two capsules twice a day, but if a decrease in milk production is still being experienced, I would recommend taking a double dose with a lot of water to help jumpstart the lactation production.

This giveaway is free for any of our US PAXfriends!! International PAXfriends are encouraged to enter, but will be responsible for shipping fees :). The winner will be emailed once the drawing comes to an end on Friday, December 5th!! Shipping address must be confirmed via email within 24 hours, or a new winner will be chosen!! For this reason, make sure to check your email (including your Junk folder!!)!!!

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365 days breastfeeding #babycate.

Did you have a breastfeeding goal with your children? Did you reach it? Exceed it?
If you have multiple children, did you breastfeed some longer than others??

Paxmommy Mel’s kids thus far, have all been different and have all weaned on their own, at their own time!
Baby #1 – 14 months
Baby #2 – 3years and 4 months ( tandem )Baby #3 – 18 months
Baby #4 – 7 weeks and going strong

The breastfeeding journey is one that has many ups and downs.
Who has helped and encouraged you along the way?
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Happy World Breastfeeding Week!!!!

Breastfeeding is not always easy. For something that one would assume would be so natural, the act often has so many struggles, struggles that even the most seasoned mother can be unprepared for. With each new baby, breastfeeding is a journey to be learned over again, that is why it is so important to have a support system in place.

Are the people in your life supportive of breastfeeding?

Do you have a group of supportive friends??

How long have you been breastfeeding?

If you have questions, or concerns you can always email the PAXmommies at help@PAXbaby.com, or find a lactation consultant in your area.

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PAXbaby.com‘s FREE Friday Giveaway, hosted by Birdie Bakes, THREE sets of lactation cookie mixes in your choice of flavors!!!! This giveaway is free for any of our US PAXfriends!! Unfortunately, this giveaway is not available for our International PAXfriends, as the cookie mixes are perishable and unable to travel abroad :). The winner will be emailed after bedtime on Friday, June 20th!! Shipping address must be confirmed via email within 24 hours, or a new winner will be chosen!! For this reason, make sure to check your email (including your Junk folder!!)!!!
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PAXfriend Samantha P is proud to be bringing this ray of sunshine to our day today!

Tandem breastfeeding her two children (nearly 3.5 years old and just turned 1) has been her way of giving them a “home base while they explore” the world in a safe environment! Samantha says that “it is also a big lesson in patience for all of us!”

I just love her outlook and the love for her children that you can see in her eyes <3

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Tomorrow marks PAXmommy Jillian’s 150th day of breastfeeding #babycate!

What an accomplishment!!!

It hasn’t always been easy, they have had their share of ups and downs, so 150 days should be celebrated!!!

It is all about celebrating life’s victories both big and small!

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Dear Jillian,

I’m Anna from Budapest,Hungary. I wrote you a comment on IG (@szannae), about thank you for inspiring me. But I think that’s not even close to enough.

Me and my baby boy had a really painful birth story. Long story short,after two days of contractions,being alone in hospital,without my husband, I was allowed to call my family, then the doctor gave me enema,epidural (I asked for it because after two days I was exhausted and I really wanted to have a small piece of break to have strength to push),pitocin and he broke my water. Then I felt that I have to push. They told me what to do, I was so happy, I knew that I’ll meet my baby in a few minutes. Then the doctor said something’s wrong, let’s go to the surgery… So that’s it.

They didn’t even show me the baby, they took him immediately to wash him. I saw him for a few seconds after that but then they took him away for 7 hours! Just because that’s the protocoll. I cried constantly in the hospital. My milk came in just on the 5th day. He was mostly on formula for almost 3 months. I had supply problems, I pumped and nursed, pumped and nursed. My baby and I were so unhappy. I felt I failed. I wasn’t able to give birth naturally and to feed him.

Then I found loads of blogs of wonderful mummas all over the world, sharing their stories. And it gave me hope that I can do this.

You, Jillian, gave me the idea of wearing him in a ring sling (in this country it’s not very common…) and a I’ve read a lot of posts so I decided to quit pumping, I grabbed the baby and didn’t get out of bed for almost two weeks. I nursed/wore him 24-7. And after that two weeks we never used bottle again. I realized that the key was not pumping or any medicines..it was the silence, the intimate days of constant cuddles. It was locking the world,the doctors,the bad advice out. And just focusing on my baby and me. That helped me not to cry always when I thought about birth or the first 7 hours of knowing nothing about him… Here, attachment parenting is not very common. Parenting traditions are way too old-school. And every third birth ends in cesarean.

So that’s why I found so much relief in your posts! I cannot even thank you enough for helping me and my baby boy to not just survive the first months, but healing enough to find joy and happiness in being with each other. I thank you oh so much, all of you, wonderful mummas, sharing your thoughts, experiences, now I know, I’m not alone.

I hope you all the best!

And for Jillian, special thanks for transforming me into a babywearing-addict.

With love and respect,

Sincerely, Anna

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