Posts by savithny

I wonder if you might find some useful resources at some Health At Any Size (HAES) blogs?     My DD is built like a belgian workhorse,  She's never going to be a graceful arabian.  But she's strong, and fit, and...

WIth #1, water broke, presumably, with full dilation.  It pretty much marked "Time to push!"   My contractions changed to urge-to-push surges.   With #2, I was laboring in the tub, thinking "hm, it feels better if I...

It's pretty well-established that actual paleolithic people, eating a real paleo diet and nursing toddlers, had child spacings of 3-4 years apart at a minimum.    It's healthy, yes -- but your body is not getting the "get...

Hm.    I have no problem eating things containing raw eggs, and I let the kids eat batters that contain raw eggs, and soft-cooked yolks.   But given the issues that people have with that, I'd ask permission before...

Some of the farms I buy from have gotten certified by an organization called "Animal Welfare Approved.". It requires farm visits and meeting a checklist of practices etc. I'm on my iPod but I know they have a website, because when the...

Quote: Originally Posted by APToddlerMama  Wow OP. I have no advice but you will be in my thoughts and prayers. I'm sorry you're getting spanked so hard on this forum for wanting to protect your child. Clearly people are...

Quote:Originally Posted by Tigerle Ah, another Diana Wynne Jones fan! Best book of hers (IMHO): Power of Three. About gifties, but in a different sense... Witch Week and Charmed LIfe are wonderful, too. Oh, yeah! I actually think...

JK Rowling was heavily, HEAVILY influenced by Diana Wynne Jones.   At her age I'd start her on the Chrestomanci books -- probably start with Witch Week, then Charmed Life, then Lives of Christopher Chant.   See how she...

my coworker had to go on bedrest and was eligible for short-term disability coverage.  It didn't cover her entire income, but it was better than no money coming in at all. Is that a benefit available at your...

Each pregnancy loosens more of the tissues that hold your abdomen together.  Every birth changes how your muscles and tendons work.     Fetal positioning can make a big difference in how you carry and how you feel -- I...