I was raised with the rule of watching an hour of TV a day. It irritated me as a child, but as I grew I could see the benefits. So I wanted to limit media for my kids. Here is how I tried to accomplish this. As you can see, it didn’t really work as […]
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I love breastfeeding moms. They need as much support as they can get. At the CAPPA conference, the last day we had a speaker who talked about breastfeeding. We are up against formula companies who make billions of dollars a year. Their marketing campaigns are highly funded. Who is paying for breastfeeding marketing? You Can!
Milk Truck – I love this! Fun ways to advocate for Breastfeeding Read More »
Sponsored by Tomoson.com I am not a big beach lover, mostly because of the sand. However my Three Things do love the beach, so I go and enjoy it, until it is time to wash off and get in the car. Especially when we are at a beach without a shower! (Who plans these things?)
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Sponsored by Tomoson.com When I was pregnant, I had the hardest time remembering things. This malady is fairly typical for pregnant moms. Pregnancy Brain It is inevitable, which is a shame during a time when you have so many details to remember. I was excited to get Pam Socolow’s Family Facts Pregnancy Organizer and
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My IUD has been out for 2 months now. I have noticed some interesting changes in myself. 2 Main changes without my IUD Feeling More The most notable is I FEEL things again. For the last 5 years I haven’t really felt anything deeply. I wasn’t depressed or anything, more just very even keeled. A
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I love being a Mom, at least most of the time. It is so much harder then I ever thought it would be, but there are things I have learned along the way that have made it easier. I want to start a parenting series to share my tips. That is one of my goals
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There is no easy answer to this. What may be traumatic to one mom would be fine to another. Some births are obviously traumatic (to others), such as when a mom or baby’s life is at risk – a mom might or might not be traumatized by this. Some births seem “normal” (to others), but
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It sometimes feels like no one does. Moms who have experienced a traumatic birth need special support after. Often friends and family are not aware of how to provide this. My first birth was a surprise emergency cesarean at 34 weeks. It was scary and traumatic to me, my husband and my baby. The friends
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I get a lot of questions about Vitamin K. This is a routine shot they give to babies after they are born, to help prevent a rare blood clotting problem that very few babies are born with. (1 in 100,000) Should you let your baby get this shot? There are pros and cons to it.
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If you have more then one child, you have this problem. How do I organize waiting clothes? Clothes don’t fit T1 – but are still to big for T2, so where do I store them? You can see here, I sometimes just throw them on a shelf high up in their closets. I also have
52 Weeks Organizing – Storing clothes for next child! Read More »
I believe in the power of music. Safe in the Arms of Love is a great resource to harness the power of music. What do you get with Safe in the Arms of Love: Deepening the Essential Bond With Your Baby? The Book The book has a collection of essays which teach about how to
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A thoughtful reader of my blog, sent me an e-mail letting me know about this recall. I am happy to pass it on! ducduc llc is recalling about 330 fixed-side cribs. The bottom rails on the crib sides can separate from the sides when the mattress is in the lowest position, causing the spindles to
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The Newborn Period – this can be an interesting phase of life for parents and baby. photo credit: chrisamichaels Strive to Be Lazy I actually mostly love the newborn stage, I think because I see it as a 6 week period where I have a good excuse to be lazy. It is OK if
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My favorite breastfeeding pillow has been My Brest Friend. Believe me, I have tried many different breastfeeding pillows. I think at least 5. My Brest Friend has consistently been my favorite I got one when I had Thing 1, 13 years ago. I show that pillow now in my Hypnobabies Class, so moms can try
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My April was a little crazy. No week was normal. I was so glad that I had scheduled out most of my A to Z posts. That made it easy to not think much about blogging (except answering comments) Week 1 – T2 and T3 were home for spring break. We had fun (but not
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