How to Not Potty Train in 3 Easy Phases
I’m deep in walk training right now. Yesterday my kid got 3 stickers for walking across the kitchen but today he’s been crawling all day! I keep admonishing him that we don’t crawl anymore and I make him get up and walk for 10 minutes every hour. This is exhausting! I can’t wait till he’s walk trained! Sounds funny, huh? We don’t walk train or talk train our kids so why do we potty train? Kids learn to walk and talk because we walk and talk and they become ready to imitate us. Why isn’t the same true for learning to potty? Now, I...
Read MoreQuiz: Should You Wean for Fertility Treatments?
Welcome to the Carnival of Weaning: Weaning – Your Stories This post was written for inclusion in the Carnival of Weaning hosted by Code Name: Mama and Aha! Parenting. Our participants have shared stories, tips, and struggles about the end of the breastfeeding relationship. One of my most popular posts of all time was Breastfeeding Through Infertility Treatments IVF and FET which was really my own research and decision making process regarding the topic. It is really a very difficult decision and most of the “experts” in the field are simply ill equiped to help you make...
Read MoreBreastfeeding is a Public Health Issue?
As a non-vaxer, the term “public health issue” makes my ears perk up. I do not believe that “public health” ever trumps “personal liberty”. Recently though the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a new statement on breastfeeding that has some lactivists rejoicing while other moms (breastfeeding or formula feeding) are insulted at the infringement of their personal choice. Here is the gist of the AAP recommendation read the full text here: infant nutrition should be considered a public health issue and not only a lifestyle choice. The wording of...
Read MoreCoping with Breastfeeding Loss
My twins are weaned. There. I said it. My blissful, road-block and pain free nursing experience with Aellyn was NOT repeated with my boys. Breastfeeding – even just feeding breastmilk – was an uphill battle the whole way. I used donor milk. I pumped and pumped and pumped. I smelled like maple syrup from all the fenugreek I was taking. I saw lactation consultants on multiple occasions and fixed latch issues. I tandem nursed. I even exclusively nursed for a whole month! I thought I had arrived. Sadly, Boston did not grow that month at all. He was’t getting...
Read MoreThe Care and Feeding of the Natural Male Penis
No, this isn’t the post where you all learn I’m secretly a porn mogul. Sorry to disappoint. (And, Dad, sorry to scare.) My title seemed to fit since I’m only passingly familiar with the Male Penis (Male Penis? Is there another kind? Ok, let’s just go with Penis) in the way that most heterosexual women are. Furthermore, although I’m obviously vehemently against the mutilation of the infant penis through circumcision, I’ve never actually seen a Natural Penis* in the Wild. The primary** Penis in my life, while Unnatural in that the...
Read MoreAttachment Parenting Twins: Babywearing
Yes! You can wear twins! I think the Moby wrap (or other wrap style carrier – you can even make your own!) is the best option because it is so infinitely adjustable. It fits my 6ft husband and my 5’3″ self. It fits skinny people and fat people. It adjusts to carry a tiny newborn or a squirmy toddler. It is affordable! With some carriers costing $149 (the popular Becco Butterfly) the Moby is only $39.99 at Target! It is the only carrier I’ve ever used that makes me truly feel “hands free”. Other carriers seem so separate from your body while the...
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