Posts by Zirconia

This is so helpful! As an update, we have only made a few changes thus far: To start with, I came up with a cosleeping compromise that's been a small miracle. She starts the night in a pack n play then cosleeps in a sidecar after I go...

What's your all-time Winning Recipe?  You know the one... Everyone loves it, it's frugal, it's fairly easy (or freeze-friendly), and it's so healthy you feel like you're wearing a halo when you serve it.  Share your recipe so...

I love feeling my baby close and warm against my chest - it feels like that's where she belongs.

My daughter wouldn't sleep in the Arm's Reach until she was a month old and her spine straigtened out. She hated to be flat on her back, which makes sense after being curled up for 40 weeks! Until then, she slept cradled in a swing that...

Yay! So glad you all had fun! She sounds like a regular little water bug!

Thanks mamas!  From what I'm hearing, it sounds like for most kids, 14 months is still "very much a baby," but not to be surprised if DD starts making changes on her own, or starts seeming ready to change.  I especially...

Hmm, I never worried about leaks and spills (but just saying that probably sentences me to baby diarrhea)  :)  I've seen forum posts about wool "puddle pads" made out of old blankets, but I've never tried it.   Good...

You absolutely can! As I mentioned above, we love our side car. Here's what it looks like:

My DD is 14 months old, and I've been feeling very conflicted ever since her first birthday.  We have had a very intense routine from the beginning - she naps while being held or worn, and she breastfeeds throughout the night....

Like the PP said, they have a weight limit, and you also can't use them as a cosleeper once your LO can sit up and roll.  At that point you have to lower the mattress and use it like a pack-n-play.  My DD used the mini for...