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The truth behind inductions

January 12, 2010

Induction, induction, induction. Everywhere I go I hear the word induction. Just moments ago, walking through the hall in my office I heard a woman say that someone she knew would be induced if the baby did not come by the due date. I have a hard time biting my tongue in certain situations, but [...]

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Birth experiences-hospital vs. homebirth- Guest post

January 11, 2010

I have asked several women who have had a natural childbirth to share their experiences. This first post is from Jen, a woman who has experienced it all. She’s been in the hospital, been induced, and on pain meds, she’s had home births and she’s also had a c-section. I am hoping that her experiences [...]

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CLOSED The Eli Monster- Etsy Cloth Diaper Review/Giveaway!

January 7, 2010

A winner has been chosen, The Eli Monster is an Etsy Shop, created by a WAHM, who sells everything from cloth diapers to wet bags to changing pad covers to baby clothes and anything in between! Pheww, she just about does it all! Stephanie, the creator of The Eli Monster was kind enough to share [...]

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Wordless Wednesday- Cousins

January 6, 2010

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Crazy New Year

January 5, 2010

So, I’ve been a little MIA to begin 2010. For my readers, I have not forgotten about you, just been a combination of sick and busy. The sick part really stinks, I have been in bed pretty much all day today and Sunday with a stomach bug, yuck! As a result I have not yet [...]

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Iron Deficiency, PART 2

January 5, 2010

So, as I said in my last post about iron deficiency, I wanted to try to find something that my son could have too boost his iron without giving him the iron supplements. I finally made a trip to Whole Foods for a few much needed items. To start, a girl in the natural parenting [...]

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Happy New Year

January 1, 2010

Just a short Happy New Year to all…we are ready for the crazy holiday fun to end and life to go back to normal. Holiday treats are finally almost gone and we can go back to normal healthy eating without the added cookies and chocolate. I’m ready to see what 2010 has in store for [...]

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New Year’s Resolution

December 31, 2009

Tonight is New Year’s Eve, and I am struggling to put together a few resolutions for the New Year! So much has changed in the last year, that I don’t know quite where I want to be a year from now. I have a long list of things that I want to do, but I [...]

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I need the epidural, I can’t handle the pain!

December 31, 2009

I hear from so many friends who have not had children or who have had a baby in a hospital with drugs say that they cannot or do not want to handle birth without an epidural for pain. I am writing this post to shed a little bit of light on those who have not [...]

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Diaper Liners Stuck in Sewer Line

December 30, 2009

This post is part of Dirty Diaper Laundry’s Cloth Diaper Carnival: Husbands and Cloth Diapering. My husband 100% supported my decision to go cloth. He was slightly hesitant at first, not understanding where the poop goes, but he quickly figured out that for the first 6 months with an exclusively breast fed baby it all [...]

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