Posts by gypsymama2008

I will start out by saying that I am 38 weeks pregnant and planning a home birth and absolutely not opposed to out of hospital births.  I have however heard lots of bad experiences about Andaluz, particularly from my friend who's...

I'm not sure whether this would work for you or not, but I had the most awful yeast infection midway through this pregnancy  (it would not go away for 2 weeks, it was awful) and my midwife recommended boric acid capsules. ...

I am somewhat hesitant to give advice because I am not a medical professional, but as someone who has eaten Paleo in the past (grain-free, legume-free, and mostly dairy free) I have read a fair amount about this type of diet.  I...

My response to the lowered risk of STDs argument has always been that when baby boy is old enough he can look at the research an make an informed decision about whether he would like to have surgery or use other methods to prevent...

Supposedly vitamin C helps prevent stretch marks because it supports collagen production (it's supposed to be best in sodium ascorbate form).  I also swore by Earth Mama Angel Baby stretch oil (love the stuff!).

I think our pediatrician takes OHP I'm not sure about Care Oregon or not but his name is Dr. Paul Thomas and he's been pretty cool about us not vaxxing-they also have a wonderful office with a separate rooms for sick and well and...

We're in Portland, OR and love it (other than the weather right now)

Do you have a nap time routine?  That has really helped us-after DD eats lunch we read a story while she drinks some chamomile tea with a little honey, then we nurse, then she climbs into bed.  I think the tea helps a fair...

I'm sorry

MadiMamacita, those dressings look soooo good!    I'm only 4 1/2 weeks so I imagine it'll probably change, but currently I'm all about the red meat.  Which is weird 'cause I'm not really a steak person, but right now...