Posts by ~Sarah~

As in, what kind of animal is she? We can't figure it out! She has a long tail, so obviously not a hamster or whatnot, not long enough to be a ferret, can't be a cat in that tiny cage with the water bottle......so what is she?

Could be retained placenta, too. I had the exact same kind of thing, and that's what it was for me (no breastfeeding problems, either). Sounds like it might be separating a bit. Or it could be nothing. Better to mention it to your...

Quote: Originally Posted by CrunchyMamaToBe Are you sure that the bits of placenta that were removed at 8 weeks post partum were actually placenta and not clots that had formed? Quite sure. All medical...

I'm 8 weeks PP, had a tough time with the placenta after delivery (wouldn't come, then when it did it was incomplete, midwife got the chunk that separated), but after that everything was fine. I've been breastfeeding well---definitely...

Quote: Originally Posted by The4OfUs I just watched the video accompanying the product, and I have to say the thing that bugged me the most about it was the moms all saying "good boy!" "good job!"...

Quote: Originally Posted by alegna mmm, not so much, for me. I don't teach babies to roll over. I don't teach them to crawl. I don't teach them to walk. It could be argued that we teach them to talk by talking to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Critty My question is why on earth do you want your baby to read? There are so many creative, sensory things to do with babies than teaching them to read. It just sounds like another...

Quote: Originally Posted by JollyGG Here is a past thread about it. http://www.mothering.com/discussions...707&highlight= Basically research shows that most readers even out by third grade (with the exception of...

I literally never touched DD's and hers fell off at 5 days. I just pretended it wasn't there, pretty much, and only looked maybe once a day. Otherwise I would have probably obsessed over it!

Quote: Originally Posted by funfunkyfantastic I think she was talking more along the lines of unschooling. There's a forum on it here under the homeschooling section. Basically the philosophy is that by not forcing...