• Last updated 6/27/11 by Cynthia Mosher

There seems to be a lot of tongue and lip tie problems (ankyloglossia) going on lately, so I thought I would try to make an FAQ about it. I will ask it to be stickied, or bump it occasionally. I don’t know much about this topic, so everyone who does please add to this. Thanks . Kellymom’s always a good place to start: http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns...tonguetie.html MarcyC found a good resource describing various types of tongue and lip (labial) tie here. It's written by Elizabeth Coryllos, the guru of tongue... read more

• Last updated 6/27/11 by Cynthia Mosher

liz-hippymom ~ Willow 9/15/10 ~ 4lbs Due 11/15/10 ~ 31 weeks, 1 day mran ~ Baby Boy 9/18/10 ~ 3.5 lbs, 15.5" Due 11/10 ~ 31 weeks Phoenix~Mama ~ Riley Joseph 9/22/10 ~ 6:27am ~ 5 lbs Due Early November ~ 33 weeks, 3 days wondertwins (Nikki) ~ Avery Campbell 10/6/10 ~ 5lbs, 11oz ~ 19.25" EDD 11/16/10 ~ 34 weeks SashaBreeze ~ Twin Boys! 10/13/10 ~ 35 weeks ~ EDD 11/11/10 Connor Ambrose 8:08am ~ 5lbs, 5oz ~ 18.5" Seamus Antioch 8:13am ~ 3lbs, 9oz ~ 16.25" Irpurro (Lisa) ~ Izabella Rose 10/13/10 ~ 3:14pm ~ 7lbs ~ 20" EDD 11/5/10 ~... read more

• Last updated 6/27/11 by Cynthia Mosher

We made it! Jrene - Brayden 8/5 - 4lb 7oz - 17" Due 9/8 - 35 weeks sarahmatlock - Aurora Marie 8/14 2:07pm - 5lb 13oz - 18" 37 weeks aikigypsy - Christopher W 8/16 2:41am - 4lb 7oz - 17" Due 9/24 - 34 weeks mommamisty - Lorelei Elise 8/16 6:25pm - 6lb 5oz - 20" Due 9/3 - 37 weeks mkpgoddess - Catherine Margaret 8/18 1:55pm - 7lb 3oz 19.5" Due 9/1 - 38 weeks cinderella08 - Levi Alexander 8/19 - 7lb 3oz - 20" VBAC sere234 - Caden Riley 8/22 10:22pm - 7lb 14oz - 22.5" 38 weeks pacifica - baby girl 8/25 9:26am - 5lb 13oz -... read more

• Last updated 6/27/11 by Cynthia Mosher

When I first started cloth diapering I had a pretty sizable stash of Fuzzi Bunz one size pocket diapers. Most had suggested 12-18 for starting out, but we ended up with 22 by chance. This brings me to item one that I wish I had known:   1) Start out with more than you think you need. I recommend this, because we went through, and still go through, a lot of diapers. As a new mother, I was thankful to have the extra diapers so that laundry could be spread out to every 2 or 3 days, rather than every day.    2) A good drying rack or two will be cheaper and serve... read more

• Last updated 6/27/11 by Cynthia Mosher

Main page   http://newborns.stanford.edu/Circumcision.html Gomco  http://newborns.stanford.edu/GomcoIntro.html Plastibell  http://newborns.stanford.edu/MogenIntro.html Mogen  http://newborns.stanford.edu/MogenIntro.html Baby: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...umcision&hl=en 5 Year old: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J933wxfn82s alternate route: http://www.intact.ca/video.html Transcription of what is said during the Circumcision Video: Quote: Doctor [drawing on paper next to the empty Circumstraint, and talking... read more

• Last updated 6/13/11 by Mothering Editorial

The International Breastfeeding Symbol Suggestions, Guidelines and Resources for Activism What is the purpose of the International Breastfeeding Symbol? To increase public awareness of breastfeeding To designate breastfeeding and family friendly facilities in public. To provide an alternative to the use of the image of a baby bottle Where can the symbol be used? In large public places where people stay for extended periods of time. In airports, malls, amusement parks, conferences, convention halls, or expos, for example, to designate a breastfeeding... read more

• Last updated 6/13/11 by Mothering Editorial

Here are several invaluable downloads to raise awareness about what your rights are: Breastfeeding in Public (pdf) - a map showing state laws governing breastfeeding in public. Workplace Pumping and the Law (pdf) - a map showing state laws governing pumping at work.   read more

• Last updated 6/13/11 by Mothering Editorial

A handy reference guide to breastfeeding laws in the US. Download your free copy! Here are other invaluable downloads to raise awareness about what your rights are: Workplace Pumping and the Law (pdf) - a map showing state laws governing pumping at work. Breastfeeding in Public (pdf) - a map showing state laws governing breastfeeding in public.   The guide and maps are copyrighted Mothering content. If you are interested in sharing these maps with your website or blog readers please feel free to place a link to the appropriate map on your pages. However,... read more

• Last updated 6/13/11 by MeaganHB

Today was my eldest child’s last day of kindergarten. The school year has been dragging limply and weakly along, nudging itself just far enough with the help of Field Day, parties, and movies to make up for those long-ago January snow days. My five year old is totally schooled out. She could use a long stretch with no rigid schedules, no behavioral modifications via color-coded chart, and no dress code. A month of Sundays is what she needs, lolling upside down on the couch in her underwear, reading the comics. So yes. We were all ready for school to be over. But I was... read more

• Last updated 5/31/11 by MeaganHB

When I woke up that first morning in the rented house that we were sharing with friends in Vermont, all was quiet. The birds outside were singing like crazy, but I heard nary a peep from the humans inside. Even my son, then a tiny, early-rising babe, was sound asleep. But somehow I knew my three year old daughter was wide awake on the other side of our bedroom wall; maybe something about the way the sheets were rustling gave her away. Without thinking much about it, I crept out of my bed, slipped through the open door into her room, and climbed into the twin bed next to... read more