by lcbaker | Jul 11, 2012 | Breastfeeding
Being a mother is painful. There’s pregnancy, for starters, which is awful, and labor, which is sometimes worse. And then there are long sleepless nights and the awful postpartum body and the constant worry that you’re doing everything wrong. But...
by lcbaker | Jul 5, 2012 | Advice, Breastfeeding, Healthy Food
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...
by lcbaker | Jun 27, 2012 | Natural Parenting
You may have noticed I didn’t post on Monday. Or last Friday. As you can guess from this post’s title, I was sick. Remember when getting sick was awful? It meant you felt horrible and had to stay in bed. Now that I’m a mom, getting sick isn’t...
by lcbaker | Jun 18, 2012 | Pregnancy and Birth
One of the oft-proclaimed benefits of natural childbirth is that you recover faster. This may very well be true. It’s definitely true of vaginal birth as opposed to c-section. But do you really recover faster and easier after a drug-free birth than one with an...
by lcbaker | Jun 15, 2012 | Gentle Discipline, Green Living
Toddlers and peer pressure. Are you thinking you read that wrong? These things have nothing to do with each other, right? Wrong. Assuming that kids are still considered toddlers at age three (that’s fair, right?), they have everything to do with peer pressure....
by lcbaker | Jun 13, 2012 | Babywearing
Lately, it seems like everybody in the babywearing world is talking about the Boba 3g carrier. The new hotness of soft structured carriers is admired for its adjustability and flexibility for babies of all ages and sizes. Plus, it’s stinking gorgeous. I really,...
