Marla Hansen About Me Page at Helium

My passion is ...

writing.

I know too much about ...

too little.

My parents always told me ...

I was crazy to have so many kids.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a farmer.

My favorite memory ...

is when I saw my children's faces for the very first time.

Why I write ...

to avoid implosion.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Glass Castle/My Dog Skip/Neil Young

My first job ...

was waitressing in an English Pub.

My best moment ...

was marrying my best friend.

My inspiration ...

is life!

Parenting & Pregnancy > Feeding & Breastfeeding Should babies be breastfed exclusively?: 10 of 16

As a new mother many years ago, I knew that the only way to ensure maternal success was to exclusively nurse your little newborn. Of course, being an Earth-Mama from California in the '70s helped to further instill this truth into my young mind. So it was, at 20 years old I eagerly prepared for the birth of our first son. I took Lamaze classes as I would only go with natural childbirth of course. I purchased dozens of cloth diapers and read up on every article regarding organically feeding your little one. When Matthew was born it was sheer bliss. I spent hours holding and nursing him as h...
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