My baby has started solids, and I’m realizing now why it’s hard for some families to maintain breastfeeding for a year. Both the AAP and the WHO recommend that breast milk or formula be the primary source of nutrition till age one, with solids serving only as a supplement. But some babies have different ideas. [...]
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a secret to healthy toddler dips: amazingly auspicious advice
June 14th, 2012 
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This is an idea that I observed a friend of mine doing. At first I thought it was kind of crazy. And then I realized it was brilliant. Most toddlers are really picky eaters, right? But they will eat inordinate amounts of weird, unhealthy foods like ketchup. Most toddlers would happily live off nothing but [...]
breastfeeding in a carrier: amazingly auspicious advice
May 31st, 2012 lcbaker This post is the second in a series of quick useful tips for moms. Today’s amazingly auspicious advice is a trick I discovered out of necessity: the trick of breastfeeding in a carrier. While walking around. It can totally be done. My normal way to breastfeed now is actually to go for a walk. Best [...]
how to thaw frozen breast milk
May 24th, 2012 lcbaker This post is the first of a series I’m starting called “Amazingly Auspicious Advice.” These will be very brief posts with a single useful tip. Most of the tips will be submitted by readers. If you’d like to submit a super-useful, practical tip for other moms, do it here. My first tip is from my [...]
how to make mom friends
May 14th, 2012 lcbaker Time for a confession. I’ve joined a cult. Ok, not really. Even though we are a secret group that you can’t get into unless you know someone, and we do have a secret language that most people don’t understand. We’re actually just a group of moms. Who are friends. Many of whom have never met [...]
Tags: what not to say to parents
April 16th, 2012 lcbaker There are a lot of lists out there of things not to say to specific types of parents. But there are quite a few things that people commonly say that you should never say to any parent. Because we’re all in the same boat here. I should give a disclaimer: this isn’t directed toward anyone [...]
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