by lcbaker | Sep 12, 2011 | Breastfeeding, Elimination Communication
Over the weekend I got to hear world-renowned breastfeeding educator Jack Newman speak at an Atlanta Bellies to Babies event. I’ve read his articles and website a lot in the past–he’s a great resource–although I’ve always thought it was a...
by lcbaker | Sep 9, 2011 | Featured, Pregnancy and Birth
When you’re planning a home birth, it’s easy to feel like you don’t need a birth plan. I think for a lot of moms, the point of a birth plan, really is to tell your caregivers about the ways you hope your birth will differ from the...
by lcbaker | Sep 6, 2011 | Breastfeeding
I’ve been following several interesting threads on facebook this weekend, and I realized this morning that they have a common thread: infant feeding. More specifically, the controversial topics surrounding infant feeding. There’s a lot more to the...
by lcbaker | Sep 5, 2011 | Natural Parenting
Everybody knows that moms don’t get vacations. In fact, going on vacation is often a lot more work for a mom than staying home. However, on long weekends like this one, I often feel like I’m getting a vacation. Not like I can take the whole day off or...
by lcbaker | Aug 31, 2011 | Natural Parenting
The Wordless Wednesday theme at Natural Parents Network this week is learning from our children. Here’s what I’ve learned from my daughter: Fashion isn’t about matching colors or styles–it’s about how much YOU love your...
by lcbaker | Aug 29, 2011 | Sleep
With the latest crib safety standards that came into effect this summer, a lot of used cribs are being taken off the market. All drop-side cribs are now considered unsafe, and there are a lot of other new standards as well. If you bought a crib before June 28, 2011,...
