Motrin recently pulled an ad that targeted babywearing moms. (Babywearing is when a parent wears their infant or young child in a sling, or harness on their body.) An article about the incident with a link to the ad can be found here. What is so odd about this ad is that [...]

He’s officially weaned now. I went on a four day vacation and when I returned and put him to bed he asked for refrigerator milk. At first I didn’t think we had any, so I told him that, and only then did he cry for “boobops”. But he didn’t cry in a [...]

• Today I found the coolest store ever. It is an art supply store, but get this, everything there is donated. The store is about living green and reusing, and so it is filled with overstock from other stores, or just things people have donated. Everything is stuff you could use for [...]

From China’s earthquake disaster comes a breastfeeding hero!

A few months ago I was nursing Owen during the day, at night, and all morning from his first waking at about 3:00 – 5:00 am on until we got out of bed. It was making me feel emotionally and physically drained and I realized that not doing it would be much better for [...]

Owen’s language key;
( ) = sign language or gesture indicating a word{ } = my narrationHuh-uh = Uh-huh or YesHaaah! = this is either said with an angry tone to denote “yes, and I’m not happy about this”, or a high pitched one to denote “Yes! You are exactly right!”Uh-uh = NoHhhmmm = Yes! [...]

The Continuum Concept by Jean LiedloffThe Liedloff Continuum Network
If you know me, you are now required to read this book.
If you have any interest in evolution, anthroplogy, sociology, psychology, childrearing, childbirth, or just how to be happy in life, then read this book.
If you are a parent, or want to be a parent, then you [...]

The above is the winning image of the breastfeeding symbol contest sponsored by Mothering magazine. See here to read about it.
And here is an article that talks about the the woman who was ordered off of a Delta Airlines flight for, *gasp*, BREASTFEEDING her child! Oh the horror!!!

This is one of the cutest pictures ever. Click here to see what other people think about it.

—What follows is a fun little quiz. I wrote my answers in after each question, with a short explanation. My score is on the bottom. What is yours?—1. Do you have homebirths?15 points for “yes” (unassisted)10 points for “yes” (with a midwife in attendance)5 points for alternative birthing center2 points for “thinking about/would like homebirth”0 [...]