September 2009

Following the Principles: Use Nurturing Touch

September 27, 2009

Part 4 of a series of 8: Carrying our little LF#5 (Loin Fruit Number Five) in my body is the ultimate in nurturing touch. A tiny body wrapped up inside of mine.  Bouncing. Rolling. Rocking. Swaying. Swirling. Surrounded by warmth. We are hoping to have another gentle homebirth for our new little one . We [...]

Read the full article →

Music…more than a good time

September 25, 2009

Note: To get the full effect of this blog post, click here for some background music from children’s artist Roger Day to enhance your reading enjoyment. I miss Music Mondays. In the tiny, farming community of Hartington, Nebraska, where I used to live, when my oldest daughter was just a baby, there was a mother [...]

Read the full article →

International Babywearing Week 2009

September 24, 2009

This week is International Babywearing Week 2009. My posts over the next week will, no doubt, be mostly related to babywearing, it’s benefits for both baby and wearer, and how to do it. What is babywearing? From http://babywearinginternational.org: Babywearing simply means holding or carrying a baby or young child using a baby carrier. Holding babies [...]

Read the full article →

Why AP?

September 23, 2009

This post addresses a sensitive topic, and therefore might generate some strong emotions. I am a very vocal advocate of attachment parenting and the consequences that impact our lives if we choose not to fully attach to, and be attached to by, our children. As I sit holding my 14 1/2 month old son, he [...]

Read the full article →

The long-term goal

September 22, 2009

I was browsing my birth board on a site where I have visited since I found out I was pregnant back in the summer of ’07. One of the titles caught my eye, it read something like this “AP parents are you sorry that you did it? I AM!” the rest of the post read [...]

Read the full article →

Breastfed Babies and The Growth Chart

September 21, 2009

I am not a large person. At 5 foot 8, I’m taller than average, but I’ve always been a healthy size and my weight gain during both my pregnancies was well within the range recommended by my doctor. My husband isn’t a big guy either. So it was no surprise to me that both kids [...]

Read the full article →

Separate but Attached

September 18, 2009

I slipped into the apartment at 5 pm, kicked off my sandals, and looked around.  “Where’s the baby?” I asked my husband. “She’s in the crib.  She cried herself to sleep.” My heart froze.  “She did what?” He looked as  uncomfortable, unhappy, and upset as I felt.  “She cried from the moment you left until [...]

Read the full article →

Healthy Fear and Careful Responses

September 17, 2009

We have arrived home again. I can’t believe the difference it has made. Allow me to give a little background information. My son has traveled for 8 of the 15 months of his life. We have just recently come back from a 3 week trip. My community travels very often, the trips anywhere from several [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries