Posts by LilyTiger

We started with avocado and sweet potatoes.  Just big chunks of soft steamed veggies that she could pick up and manipulate on her own.  We added other steamed root veggies like parsnips, rutabaga, and potatoes, and then added...

I second the advice above and just want to offer support for how difficult this situation is for you.  Our culture places a lot of emphasis on mothers (and rightly so, in most cases), but fathers are often left with an unclear...

Cars are not so great, but we've gotten around it with bottles of pumped BM (you can bring a hand pump and pump right into a bottle that then goes right into baby's mouth) and, now that she's older, sippy cups.  I highly recommend...

I've never had a problem at 9 months and I've nursed in coffeeshops, pubs, restaurants, festivals, parks, a cross-country meet, on an AmTrak, and at a meeting with colleagues.  I covered when she was smaller, but now I usually...

Have you looked at "baby led weaning"?  Instead of giving him foods, you could try just placing a few chunks of avocado or sweet potato (those are what we started with) on his tray.  Let him mess with them, drop them, do...

Quote: Originally Posted by mamiAris   Please nooo comments as to why i shouldnt try . I already am so save it!! /B]   Well, sorry, but I don't think you're going to get a lot of support on this site for...

zulily and a lot of those daily deal sites (ecobabybuys, totsy) have organic clothes on sale almost every day.  They're still not super cheap (around $8 a onesie is the cheapest I've seen), but a lot better than the original price...

Just from looking at your signature, it looks like you have a history of losses.  And it's totally understandable that your husband would be concerned and emotional about anything that might potentially harm your baby.  I...

41 weeks is the average for first time mothers (assuming they're not induced by doctors before then).  PLEASE don't beat yourself up.  Try to relax for the next few days.  I was totally undilated and firm up until the...

Ha, oh mama.  Our entire DDC had a total breakdown around the 4 month mark.  Our 4 month regression was particularly pronounced for whatever reason.  My daughter went from sleeping 5-6 hour stretches at night to waking...