Posts by chocomoto

Yep, just plain kefir that I make a few times a week with grains. I keep a few peeled bananas in the freezer so I can just take one out and throw it in the blender with the kefir. They are naturally sweet and since they are frozen they...

I speak English with the kids and dh speaks German to them. The local language is French so they speak that with their friends and at school. So far they are speaking all three languages. If I catch them talking in their sleep it could...

Carlson's fish oil a few times a week when they ask for it. They love kefir banana shakes so that takes care of the probiotics, and I get biodynamic veggies from a local farm so I think they're covered for everything else.

Hello, I'm desperately looking for pro-cosleeping articles, books, studies that been translated into French. There are SO many myths about coosleeping here in Switzerland, mainly due to lack of information. I'm trying to put together...

Hello, I'm redoing my site with oscommerce (with the help of a programmer) and I had planned on doing some graphics myself. However, I'm running out of time and need something that looks professional by mid next week. Basically what...

Hi K I talked to the secretary at my pediatrician's office and she is going to have the dr. write up a certificate saying that he can't have sugar. Isn't that great? Hope your week went ok!

By the time my 2nd son was 10 months I was exhausted from night nursing. He had to be attached ALL NIGHT or he was restless and would fuss. I tried for one night to night wean him and he was miserable and just not ready. He got his 1st...

My anthroposophic pediatrician discourages routine vaccinations, and thanks to him I have not vaccinated my 2 younger ones. He also recommended that I stay away from thermal baths with the baby. Is there really a risk from public...

I made NT Grape Nuts with the kids today. I love Grape Nuts and we can't buy them here, so I was thrilled to find an NT recipe for them! The kids had a blast grinding the flour. Anyone doing NT first foods? DD is almost 7 months now...

Does anyone have any current research showing that raw milk carries diseases? I know that back in the 20's when the push was on for pasteurization, tuberculosis was thought to be transmitted in milk, but this was never proven. Why...