Posts by Dove84

I haven't heard of hands on pumping, and the link doesn't seem to work...  I did pump again and got a little more than last time so maybe that plus the SNS, raspberry leaf tea and oatmeal are helping.  DD is so much happier...

The milk I used to buy from the grocery store would literally rot in the fridge one week after purchase (and two weeks before the 'best before' date) and smell so vile no one would go near it... so I'll continue to give my...

SNS = supplemental nursing system, it is a bottle with a little tube that attachs to the nipple so baby gets supplement as well as mommy's milk :)  I have never made kefir, I'd like too, but she eats homemade yogurt too....

You might want to check with local farms, ours sells pastured chicken backs for $1.50 each, and also has chicken feet (they totally gross me out but are very healthful).   Also check into raw dairy, we don't support the big...

Thanks for the suggestions, I will be adding raw cream after we pick up today, and the coconut milk too!

Thanks for the suggestions.  I usually do it in the slow cooker, I was just worried it might dry the GF beef out... but I'm going to try it today!  katealicia, your recipe sounds delicious, I want to get a nice roasting pot...

I wanted, and tried, to EC from day one, but it just didn't seem to work with us.  I had trouble getting a floppy newborn into position, she didn't seem to 'get' it etc.  When DD was about 6 months we bought the Baby Bjorn...

DD hasn't been gaining weight (in fact has lost) and we think it is mostly due to her tongue tie, which we are trying to get fixed.  In the meanwhile I've started her on an SNS, which she likes.  She gets a bit of BM but I'd...

I too have been struggling with what to do for lunches- I am always home and we will be HS'ing so for us it's not an issue, but it is for DH.  He seems happy to eat sourdough bread with raw cheese, pastured butter and lunch...

Katealicia, we were all first time mom's at some point  I think it's fantastic that you are giving your first baby such a great start, sometimes I still feel guilty over things I ate or did with DD, even though I honestly didn't...