I'm a mother of three, five and under. I'm a wife to a perpetual student. (Seriously, just graduate already - I mean, "I support you, honey.") I'm a child to the only Father who can claim to be Perfect, and I study under Him daily in hopes of learning from the Best.
I believe in breastfeeding, natural childbirthing, cloth-diapering, co-sleeping, baby-wearing, and attachment parenting.
Compared to the bottle-feeding, Pampers-wearing, crib-sleeping, day-caring world around me, I thought maybe that qualified me as a Natural Mommy.
I was told today that my group B strep culture came back positive. And here’s what I learned about that: Group B strep is considered normal flora. Group B strep is not a concern to anyone but pregnant women, or rather, their babies. Group B strep comes and goes, which is why they don’t test [...]
Filed under: The Natural Childbirth on May 10th, 2012 | 12 Comments »
I’ve been sick since last Wednesday. That’s 6 days of not being able to keep any food in me. I’ve lost at least 6 pounds. I had to go to urgent care on Sunday to get a bag of IV fluids. I’ve been very sick. When we went to urgent care, Josh mentioned to the [...]
Filed under: The Natural Stuff on December 20th, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Q: We have cloth wipes and the Prince Lionheart wipes warmer (and a baby girl due any day now!). I was curious as to your thoughts on the warmer. A: I love the wipes warmer. Cloth wipes are a lot wetter than disposable wipes. And the more wetness, the colder the wipe is! Especially in [...]
Filed under: The Cloth Diapering, The Natural Stuff on March 31st, 2011 | 9 Comments »
I got my diapers out of the dryer today and thought to myself, “I should take pictures of my updated stash!” Because, I do believe the last time I blogged about diapers, Bush was still president. Here they are! In all their glory. And also, love my Couch Flowers. They are Awesome Sauce. Top left: [...]
Filed under: The Cloth Diapering, The Natural Stuff on March 28th, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I guess I never realized most attachment parents thought their parenting style would make the need to spank obsolete. That keeping their child close and loving them to the fullest extent possible would teach the child right from wrong, leading them to a life of obedience. And, maybe, for some children, that is all it [...]
Filed under: The Attachment Parenting on February 9th, 2011 | 24 Comments »
I received this email today: I am in Terre Haute, and if you haven’t heard on the news, Union Hospital has decided not to renew the contract for our midwives. There are only these two midwives in our local area, and without them, our local women are losing a valuable childbirth option. We have started a grassroots [...]
Filed under: The Natural Childbirth on September 1st, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s breastfeeding awareness week. And I would like to make you aware of the fact that not all nursing relationships end by the child’s first birthday. None of mine did, anyway. I nursed Olivia until she was over two years old. Twenty-six months, I do believe. I nursed her all through my pregnancy with Benjamin, [...]
Filed under: The Breastfeeding, The Toddlerhood, Three Things You Should Know on August 4th, 2010 | 27 Comments »
When my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, I did a little research. Some of that research was to see what the probability was of myself also getting the disease later in life. Three things I learned surprised me, but also comforted me. You can reduce your risk of breast cancer by breastfeeding, no matter [...]
Filed under: The Breastfeeding, The Natural Stuff on July 22nd, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been asked quite frequently which babywearing device is my favorite. But truthfully, it depends on the occasion. On some occasions, my favorite is the Moby wrap. If I am wearing a baby for a long period of time, I prefer the Moby. If I am wearing a newborn, I prefer the Moby. If I [...]
Filed under: The Attachment Parenting, The Babywearing, The Reviews on July 14th, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Going organic can be intimidating when starting from the typical processed American diet. Rethinking everything you eat takes, well, a lot of thought. And it can get pretty expensive. So I decided to break it down for you. The main reason a person decides to go organic is to reduce the amount of chemicals they [...]
Filed under: The Natural Stuff on June 22nd, 2010 | 9 Comments »
