Posts by CoBabyMaker

This is my first attempt at making a fermented food so forgive me if this is a silly question...I am making sauerkraut as per wild fermentation (cabbage, salt).  How do I know when it's done?  It's been about, hmmm, 5...

DD2 is 8 months and has a nasty cold/cough.  We gave DD1 lots of asorbic acid and elderberry and she is doing much better now.  Poorly little baby is SO congested and her cough is really terrible.  I'm starting to worry...

NO, you don't need to night wean.  It seems to be popular for peds to recommend this and it's ludicrous.  Sounds like you and your baby are fine, happy and healthy so don't worry about it.

For me, carrots don't get much better than when roasted.  Just toss in olive oil, salt, herbs or spices of choice and roast until soft and caramelized on the edges.  Mmmmm.

DH has been obsessed with making "bbq corn" lately.  He mixes smoked paprika, chili powder, a pinch of cayenne, onion powder, a little salt and sugar.  I haven't tried it on popcorn ( I can't have corn) but he loves it and I...

We just started DD (2.75 yrs old) on the GAPS diet 3 weeks ago.  It's still too early in the process to see huge results so I can't report on efficacy yet.  I wouldn't let your childs potential resistance deter you if you...

Re: nightweaning, For DD1 we found she responded much better to me helping her than DH.  I think because I was always the one to comfort her before, even though she couldn't nurse, it felt more normal for her.  As far as...

  Quote: Here's a list of what I feel helped: breastfeeding decreasing my over supply and over active letdown eliminating dairy and soy from my diet (I was super vigilant) and...

He sounds like he is doing fine.  I wouldn't worry about solids too much.  The first year really is just for practice and exploration.  Just keep offering little bits here and there and he will eat when he is...

Both of my girls have had food allergies so I am constantly analyzing their poop.  DD2 is 8 months and almost exclusively BF-she has VERY small amounts of solids.  (We do BLW, so it's just whatever she swallows which isn't...