Posts by mommyabroad

No vaccines here but lots of congestion and maybe a sinus infection?? I have been giving him ech/goldenseal every two hours today and having him drink thyme/rosemary tea that I made from loose herbs. Plus nasal washes. His fever is...

DS has had a series of persistent, low-grade fevers over the past months. He will run 99.8 -100.3 or so for several days; have a break of a few days; and then start again. He had the flu back in February and the fevers have been on and...

Just wanted to say ... BF stopped being painful for me at 6-mos (which, pre-baby, was the age I thought I'd stop BF LOL). After that it became easy and enjoyable. DS nursed until just before his 4th birthday. One thing that helped...

I've been facing this challenge with DS (age 4) as well -- at preschool and soccer. I actually offered to update the school's snack list for next school year to include lots and lots of readily available healthier snacks from local...

DS also had night waking issues with milk products -- he can get away with one yogurt in a blue moon but two days of yogurt in a row ... here come the nightmares/crying.

DS, almost 4 1/2, has really gotten the idea that the things in our world are made/grown by someone somewhere. So now he reads all of the labels and stickers on foods, toys, and furnishings and proudly announces that it's "Made in...

Thanks to all of the would-be-mentors who've posted. I hope everyone has found matches -- if not, definitely consider posting a reminder of your needs/availability.

I loved the milk story -- DS has even told me that my bubbas will make more milk if he starts drinking them again We've been doing "bubba snuggle" every morning when he wakes up and I reassure him at every opportunity that...

Not a drop of breast milk for me. When asked about it, my mom said she wanted my dad to be able to be involved. I knew I'd breastfeed -- I had enough breastfeeding dreams way before my son was born to know that it was something I...

My 4-year-old is often interested in drinking kombucha with me. Anyone give this to their kids? I'm new to traditional foods and just learning.