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Breastfeeding Tip: Avoid Triple Nipple Syndrome
Written on October 25th, 2008 | 0 CommentsThere are several reasons why you, as a breastfeeding Mom, will want to avoid or limit artificial nipples. Avoid Triple Nipple Syndrome if you want to nurse your baby for that important first year (or longer!). Full Article
Breastfeeding Tip: Appreciate Your Unique Baby
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsIt’s funny… you are breastfeeding your baby because it’s the best choice for you and her, yet you are still getting criticism. If your baby is roly-poly and bouncy, people say you’re “overfeeding”. If she’s slim and petite, people accuse you of starving her! What’s a nursing Mom to do? What should a healthy breastfed baby look like? Full Article
Breastfeeding Tip: Get cozy about nursing in public
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsYou have a goal to breastfeed your baby for one year and are off to a great start. Congratulations! But now you want to leave the house? Uh-oh! Full Article
A Nursing Breast Is A Healthier Breast
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsIn recent years we’ve learned a lot about how breastfeeding improves the health of babies. Formula feeding increases the risk of many types of diseases. Short term, formula fed babies are more likely to become ill with ear and respiratory infections and other illnesses. When they do get sick they are more seriously ill and much more likely to be hospitalized. Long term, formula fed infants are more likely to suffer from diabetes, obesity, asthma, Crohn’s disease, and other ailments. Full Article
Tips on Choosing a Homeschool Curriculum
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsNow that you’ve made the choice to homeschool your child, you’re faced with thousands of curriculum choices. How do you know what is right for your family? Here are some tips to help narrow down your choices and guide you to the best curriculum for your child. Full Article
Pregnant Momma Housekeeping Tips
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsIt is a strange but true paradox of postpartum motherhood that, at the time you are most vulnerable physically and emotionally and most in need of rest, you want a spotless nest for your new little one. Here are some tips to help you enjoy the postpartum period more and stop worrying so much about the housework. Full Article
Is There Housework After a New Baby?
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsCongratulations on your new little bundle! This is a precious and wonderful season in your life. But if you find yourself knee deep in laundry and scared to walk around the house without your shoes on, read on for some tips on keeping up with the housework with a new baby. Full Article
Housework with Toddlers – Here Comes Trouble!
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsIt’s so interesting that once our babies start toddling around, creating a lot more mess in their insatiably curious and neverending activity, we expect ourselves to have a perfectly tidy home. When your baby was younger you probably imagined that once she started sleeping through the night and playing independently you would get a handle on the chores. Surprise! Full Article
Laundry – The Neverending Story?
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsLaundry can be a huge time sucker and it’s the task many Moms dread most. It doesn’t have to be this way. Here are some tips to help you tame the laundry beast. Full Article
Mastitis – Does It Mean I Have To Stop Breastfeeding?
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsMastitis is a breast infection that can affect some breastfeeding Moms. According to Dr. Ruth Lawrence, author of Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession, mastitis is an “infectious process in the breast producing localized tenderness, redness, and heat, together with systemic reactions of fever, malaise, and sometimes nausea and vomiting.” Full Article
Ouch That Hurts! A Nursing Mom’s Guide to Treating Plugged Ducts
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsA plugged duct is a mass of milk or cells that cause the flow of milk to become “stuck”. It often happens to women who have an abundant milk supply. Full Article
Mommy Burnout – 6 Ways to Lose It
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsFeeling burnout as a Mom is very common. It does not mean that you are failing as a Mom. It’s mostly due to the isolation that a lot of Moms face in our culture, as well as the overscheduling and overwork that a lot of us deal with. Full Article
How Breastfeeding Benefits a Daddy
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsYou know that breastfeeding is best for mother and child, but what’s in it for Dad? Isn’t he going to miss out by not getting to share in the joy of feeding the baby? Let’s see how Dads benefit when a Mom chooses to breastfeed their child. Full Article
Partial Breastfeeding – Should I Even Bother?
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsFor some women, feeding a baby with breastmilk alone is not possible. The reasons for this vary. For instance, some Moms have had previous breast surgery and have damage to their milk producing glands and ducts. Other choose to mix formula and breastmilk feeding because they are working outside the home and cannot pump enough milk for baby’s needs. Still other Moms are adoptive nursing and are unable to bring in a full supply. These Moms may wonder if their baby is benefitting at all from the partial breastfeeding or if they should just quit nursing altogether. Full Article
Anger Management Tips for Moms
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsAnger – it sounds like a dirty word, but the more we try to avoid it, the more
we feel it. Is anger so bad? Is there a positive way we Moms can learn from our anger and model productive ways to express feelings? Full Article
Got 10 Minutes? Get a Better Body with Pilates
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsPilates has got to be the perfect exercise for Moms. It requires no equipment or special clothing. It can be done by people at all fitness levels, even the newly postpartum Mom. It isn’t loud and can be learned quickly. And, 10 minutes a day can get you a longer, leaner body, soothe an aching back, tighten flabby Mommy abs, and help you de-stress! Full Article
Diary of a Breastfeeding Strike
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsIt can happen when a Mom least expects it: a nursing strike. One day baby is nursing happily and the next day, baby is fussy and refusing the breast. What happens? Full Article
Frugal Baby
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsHow can I be frugal and have everything baby needs? Full Article
Eating More Organic Without Busting The Budget
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsSo you’re convinced of the benefits of eating organic, but the price tag has got you down. The good news is that with a little creativity and perhaps a change in routine, it is possible to eat a mostly organic diet within the confines of your existing grocery budget. Try some of these ideas that have worked for my family. Full Article
Does CoSleeping Wreck Your Marriage?
Written on October 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsMany people who are opposed to the idea of the family bed will contend that cosleeping interferes with marital intimacy. Those who embrace it think that these people lack imagination! What’s the truth? Does the family bed wreck your marriage and prevent intimacy? Full Article
