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Here are some images sent in for our Wordless Wednesday contest this month...in honor of Father's Day, we asked for submissions of Sweet Peas with the important men in their lives.  These images show all the many ways that Sweet Peas share love and spend time with the men that love them.

Do you have a favorite Sweet Pea moment with their favorite guy?
Please add to the conversation - your comment will be moderated and posted :)

  

Disclaimer: 
The material included on this site is for informational purposes only.
It is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. The reader should always consult her or his healthcare provider to determine the appropriateness of the information for their own situation.  Krystyna and Bruss Bowman and Bowman House, LLC accept no liability for the content of this site, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.  This blog contains information about our classes available in Chandler, AZ and Payson, AZ and is not the official website of The Bradley Method®. The views contained on this blog do not necessarily reflect those of The Bradley Method® or the American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth®.

In honor of Armed Forces Day which was observed on May 17th, we wanted to feature the folks who serve or have served in our nation’s military. These images capture family time for the Real American Idols: people willing to put their live on the line to protect our Constitution and our freedoms, and the spouses and children who love them and live life without them while they are out on duty.  Check out more military family photos over on Sweet Pea Families.

Here is this month's breastfeeding edition of #wordlesswednesday - check out all the different ways and places that Sweet Peas are being breastfed!

Be sure to check out our "May Days" theme on our SPFamilies blog :)

A couple of #tbt images since we are so close to midnight at "post" time...

So this is a day late for a beautiful reason…I got called away from my computer to spend time with our children. Then, as I was sitting down to post last night…I was called away to support a family for their daughter’s birth – WOW! Mama was a rock star! Welcome to the last of our Winter SPB babies!

So, without further ado, here are this week’s Wordless Wednesday images:

May 14th: Spring Fever
What are you and your Sweet Pea doing to enjoy this beautiful weather? Show us your favorite places to be with your favorite people. Also send us your Mother’s Day celebration photos – hope everyone had a beautiful day!

 

THEME: How do you rise to the challenge of parenting? Or maybe you have pictures of your children in Star Wars gear? Share your best images that fit this caption in honor of Star Wars Day on May 4th.

Thank you for sharing your images with us - they are adorable Sweet Peas (and friends <3)

Please leave us a comment - it will be moderated and posted. 

 

This week's theme for Wordless Wednesday was breastfeeding in the immediate postpartum period.  Whether you birthed vaginally or via cesarean, it is possible for mothers to breastfeed.  

Our first series is of a mama feeding in the recovery room after a cesarean, and a day later, still swollen from the drugs used for the induction and the cesarean.  She went on to have a great breastfeeding relationship with this Sweet Pea, and was our student for her VBAC baby in 2013.

The second set of pictures are from our births.  I hadn't thought about it until after seeing our student's comments about her third picture...I was definitely more swollen after Charger's birth than any of the others because I got lots of IV fluids between the penicillin (I was positive for GBS Strep) and the Pitocin over our two days in the hospital. 

Interesting to note which babies I nursed skin-to-skin and which ones were handed to me as little burritos...now that I know better we talk about immediate skin-to-skin in the postpartum period to help get breastfeeding off to a good start.

This blog post is a little late...with Spring cleaning, a treasured guest, and recovery from all the activity, here it is - finally!!

I set this theme with the idea of blending St. Patrick's Day with breastfeeding.  What do we need if we have a twiddler...a Lucky Charm to keep the fingers busy instead of driving you up a wall!!

If you haven't had a twiddler, consider yourself blessed!  I didn't have one until Otter came along.  She likes to keep her free hand occupied by twiddling...you guessed it...the nipple she isn't nursing from.  It is enough to drive me crazy!

Here are some of the things we have used, as well as some images of things that might work to distract your Sweet Pea by keeping their free hand occupied...goodness only knows that you may need "something" in the near future...there are no guarantees.  You can see that even though I was wearing my trusty Chewbeads in the picture (above), it made no difference that day!

Jeyllystones ~ texture:

Chewbeads ~ texture: 

 

Bunnies By The Bay makes these sweet lovies ~ texture and something to hold:

These are by Little Yellow Chick~ texture, loops and crinkle sounds:

Texture and loops:

And these from Maison Chic ~ texture and loops (also teething textures for use while not nursing!):

Textures:

Also at Modern Mommy - these are by Bearington Bear Company ~ texture:

From Maan Creations ~ a little texture and a little sound:

Just a little fun when your Sweet Pea is older ~ 

they can twiddle their own beads ;)