Welcome to the April Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting advice! This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month we’re writing letters to ask our readers for help with a current parenting issue. Please read to the end to find a [...]
Ah. Breasts. It’s not just men who obsess about them. We do too. It starts in adolescence. “Are they growing fast enough? Will they be big enough to attract a boy? How do they look in clothes?” We love them or we hate them. Sometimes we’re ambivalent towards them. But not usually. My own feelings [...]
Continue reading about How Breastfeeding Can Change Our Body Image
From April 12-18, 2010 Breastfeeding Moms Unite and Maman A Droit will be hosting a Body Image Carnival. We want to hear your stories of how pregnancy, parenthood, and life in general have changed your body and your body image, for better or for worse. We want to know about the good, the bad, and the [...]
Continue reading about Announcing The Body Image Carnival (April 12-18)
I grew up in a home where love was shown through food. Baked goods to be exact. Luckily I got off easy. With the exception of my 14th year when I attempted to be bulimic (I could never get past the gagging part and I was scared of Ex-Lax™) and live off Slim Fast™ and Fibre [...]
Continue reading about Love – The Secret Ingredient For Healthy Self-Esteem
Does your nursling prefer one of your breasts over the other? Do you have a preferred side? Does it cause your breasts to be lopsided? Before I had kids I could say: “I have one foot that is just slightly longer than the other, and way thicker hair on the right side of my head, [...]
Today I received some mail from the girl I sponsor through World Vision in Mali. I was almost as excited by what was on the envelope as the Christmas card inside it. On the front of the envelope was this stamp. (I apologize that it is so small). On it, it says “Republique Du Mali [...]
Are you going to be a part of this year’s Global Breastfeeding Challenge? The Quintessence Foundation is holding its Breastfeeding Challenge 2009 this October 3rd with “latch on” occurring at 11am. Last year, there were 300 sites with over 7,632 babies in 19 countries. All that is needed is at least one breastfeeding mother and child. [...]
