Gearing Up...

How the years fly by...My baby cousin is having her first baby in just a few weeks. While I'm feeling reminiscent of the last 26 years and recalling her growing up, I'm now focused on Jess just..well...growing! On this lovely Memorial Day weekend, my entire family has converged on my sister and brother-in-law at their house in the Hamptons and half of the time has been spent discussing the gear-up to breastfeeding (the other half has been troubleshooting my five-month-old niece's sleep habits, but that's another story.) As my aunt said the other night, "Come on...How many people have a lactation consultant built in to their family?"

So, while I can't attend baby showers across the country and give baskets of breastfeeding "stuff" like I will next week, I thought this would be the perfect time, in honor of Jess, to gear you up. Here are some essentials to prepare you...

• How Will Your Breasts Change During Pregnancy?
• Preparing for Breastfeeding
• My Top 5 Favorite Nursing Bras