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Dear Formula Feeding Moms: I get it now
I really hate that there are stigmas attached to both breastfeeding and formula feeding. I hate that this is a matter of contention between moms. Most of all, I hate the role I…
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Babies Need Boundaries and Limits, Too!
This post is an unplanned followup to my post, What I’m doing differently with my second baby (based on 5 years of parenting a special needs first baby). As babies grow, we learn more…
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Weaning: how I weaned my toddler from breastfeeding
“Nurse chair?” This phrase was my toddler’s special way of asking to nurse. He didn’t just ask to nurse…he always let me know exactly where he wanted to nurse. “Nurse chair?” or “Nurse…
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My slow journey away from attachment parenting
Attachment parenting didn’t work for me. And, probably more importantly, attachment parenting didn’t work for my firstborn son. Here is our story: Honestly, it started before he was even born…with his tendency for…
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Dear Aprille-who-is-trying-to-be-a-perfect-mommy:
Hi. This is me, your future self. I wish I really could travel back in time to tell you this stuff. But, I know you probably wouldn’t listen to me even if I…
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Moody May…BLAH!
So I’m not off to a good start this month. My mom asked me at the end of April what my theme for May was, if I had one. Um…do I have to…
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My Weight Loss Journey Thus Far
“A time to get, and a time to lose…” (Ecclesiastes 3:6) For most of my adult life, my weight has fluctuated right around 100 pounds, regardless of how much I ate or how…
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Recovery Update ~ 4 weeks
Today Ezra is 4 weeks old! He has grown immensely in the last month and is changing and acting more grown up every day…it’s astonishing! It took him about 2 1/2 weeks, but…
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Birth Announcement and Recovery Update
Ezra was born September 7th, 10:32 PM. He weighed 9 lbs 13 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. When I ended up delivering Ezra by cesarean (that is a long story in…
