Hello everyone! My name is Sarah. I am the mother of FIVE children. Four are my own and one is my step-son. Their ages as of this article are 8, 5, 3, 2 and 2 1/2. Yes, it is a handful, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Started with one, and realized there was nothing I would rather do than to be a Mom. Of course, I have my days of exhaustion and frustration but, what overwhelmed parent doesn’t? My children each have their own version of wild and crazy, and at times my job is simply just to make sure I don’t go crazy myself. But, then…

Most mothers I think will agree, if you have chosen to breastfeed your baby, it is both exhausting yet ultimately fulfilling. Nothing feels quite as natural or quite as nurturing. And it is also a different experience for every mother, and different for every baby. I myself have breastfed or at least attempted to breastfeed all four of my babies. My first caught on to it right away just like nature intended. And at the time I was still working full time so I also had to pump and bottle feed her. Luckily for me, she took onto bottles just as easily as she took the breast. Then my second…