Watching your children grow up is such a beautiful joy and also a bit of a sorrow at times! My oldest child has finally said goodbye to the family bed, and I simply cannot believe that we are here at this ‘checkpoint’ of her life already. How we started our Co-sleeping Journey Before my 4 …
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My toddler and I had a hard day. Okay it’s actually been a hard week. Okay it’s actually been a…. Can you relate? At our house it seems like the clashing goes in cycles. We have a tough patch and then a wonderful phase and it just repeats. Busyness, travel, messiness, getting out of routine, …
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What is ecological breastfeeding and does it really work as a method of natural child spacing? In this post you will read about my experience practicing and relying on ecological breastfeeding and my thoughts on the topic… Have you heard of Ecological Breastfeeding? I hadn’t either, until I did. 🙂 ha! Ecological breastfeeding is more …
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I want to note that although I have chosen to breastfeed my children I do not think formula or bottles are evil. 🙂 This post is about my own experiences and thoughts. I cannot write about what I do not know, so I write about breastfeeding. Thank you for reading! I write this post not …
Mastery Takes Time: Learning to Breastfeed As A First Time Mom Read More »
I had a parenting win this week. We’ve all been getting less than optimal sleep lately, thanks to the existence of the Daylight ‘Savings’ time change. What would otherwise be such a nice first few weeks of mild spring inevitably turns into grumpy town, every year. Oh, and the kids struggle with the transition, too. …
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Oh Toddlerhood how I love thee, let me count the ways… Toddlerhood has been a weird and educational time period for me as a mother. Although my toddler is in many ways still more of a baby than an adult, the fact that she can talk makes my brain subconsciously assume she is much older …
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It seems like the days I’m busiest are the days the kids are the neediest. It also seems like the times when I am most stressed are the times they choose to push my buttons even more… There is a pattern here that I have begun to notice. (Better late than never.) It’s not my …
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What is natural parenting anyways? Ah, the grand question. I don’t always like labeling things. But labeling things seems to be something humans like to do. Natural parenting is a new name for a surprisingly not-new idea in the parenting world. (Parents have for some time, switched back and forth between ‘modern’ and ‘natural’ techniques.) …
