It’s World No Tobacco Day today. I was going to write a unique post about how smoking is bad for babies and moms but how if you are a smoker who can’t or won’t quit then it is better to breastfeed and smoke then formula feed and smoke because the breastfeeding will help protect your [...]
If you are a pregnant or new mom who is planning on breastfeeding, you need to get the My Baby Experts Simply Breastfeeding DVD! Not every town offers new parents breastfeeding classes. So this is a great way to get get ready for your new baby and get proactive in increasing your knowledge of breastfeeding [...]
It was my turn to make muffins for my daughter’s pre-school class. Preschoolers can be pretty picky so I wanted to make sure I made something that wouldn’t go completely to waste. I found a recipe and modified it a little, and the final product tasted amazing. I made extras so I am still eating [...]
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It’s an evolutionary trait that moms are wired to be responsive to their baby’s cries. Babies wake up at night because it is what nature intends them to do. Nature also intends that babies drink breast milk. Contrary to what you might hear, it is not normal for a baby to sleep through the night. And breastfed [...]
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Welcome to this month’s Breastfeeding Carnival, “Share a Story.” Since this Carnival falls on the day of my regular Monday Musings, I thought I would combine the two. My contribution is called “Can Early Public Breastfeeding Sightings Shape One’s Future Breastfeeding Practices?” and within this post are two stories, as told from my then outsiders [...]
Ah, the single years! The solitude, the “me time.” While I wouldn’t trade what I have now for a million dollars, I must admit I am a nostalgic fool. Luckily, I can relive many ofmy memories here with you. The ones pertaining to food especially! ;) A number of years ago, when I was a [...]
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I’ve been working in my garden. Turning the soil, planting some seeds, weeding out buttercups and wild sweetpeas, grasses and thistles, trying to make way for the tiny buds I expect to pop out of the earth within a week or two. The girls come out with me and dig in their designated areas, finding [...]
