We’ve been through the night-weaning a lot lately. It was working well the first time; he was sleeping until 3 a.m.! But then he got sick. And couldn’t breathe. And wasn’t eating well. And I just couldn’t refuse.
He’s better now. Teething, but that’s not going to stop anytime soon. […]
Filed under: The Benjamin, The Breastfeeding on June 26th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This has been forwarded to me no less than five times by five different people today alone. If you are in any kind of breastfeeding circle, you’ve most likely already seen it. If not, it is definitely worth viewing, so I figured it was worth a post.
Click here to see a video of a hero […]
Filed under: The Breastfeeding on May 22nd, 2008 | 10 Comments »
A friend sent me an interesting article today and I thought I’d pass it on to you so you could weigh in on it.
Women who use mobile phones when pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with behavioural problems, according to authoritative research.
A giant study, which surveyed more than 13,000 children, found that […]
Filed under: The Natural Stuff on May 21st, 2008 | 11 Comments »
First, let me say, that if you are genetically dispositioned to have allergies, I’m not sure my theory can help you. So sorry.
My theory: If you allow children to live in an environment that is NOT germ-free, then their immune systems have the opportunity to grow and be strenthened. If the growth of their immune […]
Filed under: Just Pondering, The Natural Stuff on May 14th, 2008 | 17 Comments »
I’ve recently pounded out my co-sleeping, cry-it-out beliefs to you. For you. With you? I said I fully believe in the benefits of co-sleeping with a newborn. However, when my babies reach approximately 12 months in age, I start desiring a bit more room in the bed. And a bit […]
Filed under: The Attachment Parenting, The Benjamin on May 5th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Jes from BeautyFromChaos is a fellow cloth-diaper-er and is about to embark on the cloth diapering of a newborn for the first time (she started her daughter in cloth only nine months ago.) She has only used prefolds and bumGenius one-size pocket diapers, but has some issues and is looking to broaden her cloth-diapering horizons.
If […]
Filed under: The Cloth Diapering on April 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
If you were at all interested in the debate on whether to stress over the chemicals in CoverGirl, I assume you’ll also be interested in this:
NaturalMomsTalkRadio is giving out (for free!) an ebook with tips and recipes for achieving a more natural beauty. I just downloaded mine and glanced through it. I’m already impressed […]
Filed under: Giveaway, The Natural Stuff on April 23rd, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Pc vaccine protects a child against pneumococcal (Pc) disease, which ranges from mild cold symptoms and ear infections to severe pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and meningitis. The Pc vaccine is recommended by the AAP at 2, 4, 6, and 15 months. The vaccine came out in 2001.
Pc is common - in the cold […]
Filed under: The Breastfeeding, The Vaccination Lessons on March 9th, 2008 | 19 Comments »
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Thanks, Ashley, for adding to my incontinence problems.
Filed under: Just for Fun, The Breastfeeding on October 7th, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Yeah, I know. Preach it to me. Part One was almost two weeks ago. But in my defense, I hardly have reason to believe you’ve been on the edge of your seats waiting for the oh-so-exciting conclusion. And then I had a crazy weekend. And then my Internet broke.
Well, scoot […]
Filed under: The Breastfeeding, The Olivia on September 30th, 2007 | 7 Comments »
