Posts by zinemama

Shantimama, I just wanted to say that your advice was absolutely right! I tried loose braids and - wow! - my challah is not only tasty but gorgeous. Thanks again! (For anyone using that recipe I posted, I do find that I need to bake...

I would check out the hospital polices and what they consider do-able during labor, and if it seems good, I'd go with that and a doula. Just because I am the kind of person who needs to have peace of mind and wouldn't want to be worrying...

Establishing consistent boundaries and consequences certainly sounds like a good idea. But for your own peace of mind, it couldn't hurt to talk to your pediatrician about her behaviors.

My Kaiser hospital/clinic had a great group of nurse-midwives, who I saw throughout my pregnancies. (I could have chosen an OB, too). I had a great experience with them during my pregnancy, especially my primary midwife, who was...

I always recommend Calvin Trillin's Family Man. He was a writer when his girls were growing up and though not technically a sahd, he was around a lot. His stuff about fatherhood is just terrific: funny, wise, smart. It's a wonderful book.

I found that the connection I had with friends went way deeper than our parenting styles. My friends and I did things differently - some more AP than me, some less. But I really wasn't looking for validation of my parenting choices from...

Least sedating for the baby would probably be nubain or a similar narcotic. I wouldn't recommend that, though. If I had to do it over, I would get the epidural (which I turned down, thinking the "lesser" narcotic would take the edge off...

Your dd might like Kiki's Delivery Service. Kiki is a young witch, not a superhero, technically. But she's pretty awesome. It was one of the first movies our kids saw (about that same age). To be honest, I can't think of a single...

Quote:Originally Posted by Imakcerka Ok, when a story comes out the first thing I do is I search at least 10 different sites for information pertaining to the story.  But what are those ten sites that you trust? Or do you mean that...

Quote:Originally Posted by Imakcerka   Do you not think our Government lies?  Has the Media not been known to spread falsehoods depending on need?  If you think I'm making that up you should get off this forum and do a little...