Posts by illiterati

I'm reading this thread with rapt attention, even though I only have an 11 month old  I did attend a semi-unschool like school for a bit when I was a kid. But I'm actually posting in response to folks who wrote about wanting a...

My 10 month old either pinches or - for lack of a better word- fondles my other side while nursing. He's done some form of abuse like punching since he was born. I don't let him continue if it hurts. But I did read on here somewhere...

Just to add a data point, my 9 month old has the exact relationship to food as your ds (very reluctant) and he weighs in at a porky 23 lbs :)  We want to BLW but with him turning his nose up at everything it means he's EBF still...

We moved to Watkinsville, just south of Athens, about a year and a half ago.  We love our sweet little rural spot and also that we're a relatively short, but still a bit guilt-ridden, drive to awesome Athens attractions...

Thanks for reading!   BTW, I forgot to mention he was born at 9:07 p.m. In case anyone was keeping up with the timeline :)

Big congrats on your little boy and an amazing birth!  I also really love that his B-day is 9-10-11, maybe that's why he waited :)

So I'm new to MDC and haven't posted much.  But I loved reading everyone's birth stories and found lots of inspiration and strength from them when it came time for Isaac's birth 7 months ago.  So I thought I'd share our...

I had a birth that was "natural" enough for me.  The only interventions were GBS antibiotics (IV then heplocked) and AROM during pushing. I labored at home with very manageable contractions for about 24 hours before finally being...