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To tandem or not to tandem (Part 2 of series on preparing for baby #2)

June 12, 2009

This is the second post in a series on preparing for a second baby. If you haven’t read it already, check out the first part What on Earth Were We Thinking?
In attachment parenting circles nursing into toddlerhood is common. A lot of parents strive for child-led weaning or at the very least gradual and [...]

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What on earth were we thinking? (Part 1 of series on preparing for baby #2)

June 9, 2009

Panic.
Complete panic.
It’s 3:00am. I’m 30 weeks pregnant. My 2 year old son wakes up again and wants Mommy. I nurse him back to sleep, get up to pee again (pregnant bladder) and try to find a comfortable position to sleep where my huge belly is neither making me uncomfortable nor in danger of being kicked [...]

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Is Pumping A Breastfeeding Requirement?

June 5, 2009

Way back when I was pregnant with my first child and reading up on breastfeeding, almost all of the literature I perused mentioned the cost factor. In comparison to formula feeding, breastfeeding costs significantly less and can even be free.
It wasn’t free for me, because I had a Boppy pillow, a couple of nursing bras, [...]

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Eating Wholesome Foods: Additives To Avoid

May 31, 2009

My birthday is coming up this month, and at the top of my list of wanted gifts is a bread maker.
Four years ago, if you had told me that someday I would want a bread maker so that I could make my family’s bread from scratch, I would have laughed in your face. Until I [...]

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Stepping Out

May 26, 2009

My 14 month old kicks her feet against the table and makes a deafening screech while reaching for her Daddy’s beverage at the restaurant. As he allows her to have a sip of his drink, I look around to see how many fellow diners are tsk tsking our choice to allow our baby to drink what [...]

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Saving Money through Attachment

May 11, 2009

In these tough economic times, I’ve been reflecting on how much money is spent unnecessarily on pregnancy and childbirth.  I thought I’d write about ways that attachment parenting can help save parents money.
Prepare for Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting

By being informed about different birthing methods and medical interventions, you can be more involved in those decisions [...]

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Sleeping through the night

April 6, 2009

Back in November I had written about night-time parenting. I had asked how the situation is in other AP homes. Well, things have changed quite a lot since and I thought it would be nice to give feedback.

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Listening to Her Protest (very loudly)

March 31, 2009

My little T-Bird has just turned a whole big year old!  She now has the ability to run around the house grabbing stuff, she turns the pages of books all by herself,  and has developed some very well-honed pointing-at-everything-she-sees skills.  She also does some super-adorable things like kissing all of the kitties she sees in [...]

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Breastfeeding Is Not Just For Babies! The Benefits of Breastfeeding a Toddler

March 11, 2009

I loved breastfeeding my daughter when she was a newborn. Her tiny body fit within the crook of my arm, and I treasured the feeling of cradling her there as she nursed. I loved seeing her take such immense comfort from me and my milk; nursing both soothed and sustained her. It was so peaceful [...]

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They Swam and They Swam All Over the Dam

March 10, 2009

As we finished putting dinner on the table tonight, my two-year old burst into hysterical tears. It was the kind of cry that happens when he’s injured or very scared. My best friend Jocelyn and her daughter are staying with us this week and they were in the dining room with Cavanaugh but neither of [...]

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When you are feeling overwhelmed by breastfeeding

March 1, 2009

My daughter has just turned two. Breastfeeding is still going strong here and we have no plans to stop yet. However, when your child turns two, you expect them to be more independent and breastfeed less. At least that was my expectation.
In January we were away visiting my sister. Believe me, my daughter was feeding [...]

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