Posts by Caterina

What a peaceful little babe and a great birth story. Congratulations!

What a beautiful birth story, and a gorgeous little girl. Your birth sounds so calm and positive. 

What a cutie! She looks like she's got a big personality already!

Neuromancer - my inlaws, who live in town, were very helpful right after DD's birth without being asked (taking away our laundry to do at their house, emptying the birth tub etc.) but my own parents arrived from out-of-town a day or...

We live in an apartment in the city, so couldn't siphon out the window. We have the Marina Aqua Vac with 25' hose, and it works great... a little expensive but we couldn't think of another way to do it.  We use the drinking water...

My DD has been having a small cup of rooibos (with chai spices) with a dash of milk and a tiny squirt of maple syrup with me every morning since she was a little younger than two. She also likes chamomile and rose hip tea, and...

Today's my due date too, and I'm surprised to still be pregnant! But, now that I am, I feel like I've been able to shift my expectations and emotions and let this baby come when he/she is ready. My midwife called and changed my appt...

Congratulations! I'm so glad the waiting is over for you 

My DH struggles with SAD big time and although he's not nursing (!) here are a few things that really help him stave it off: exercise every day, going to bed and waking up on schedule, light therapy (we've tried a couple, but now just...

My DD was a very attached nurser when I got pregnant last summer and we definitely weren't ready to stop that relationship. Around 4/5 months pregnant, my milk supply totally dried up and it hurt a lot to nurse her (by then she was...