Posts by porenn

Oh- and just because its interesting: o deworm her animals, my aunt (who owns an herb farm over run with cats to control the mice and chipmunks) swears by horseradish root- she allows it to root in their water bowl, and maintains that...

My vet is a homoeopath, and has a very strict policy of not over vaccinating, so when he tells me I need to get a certain vaccine, I do it. The only ones he is adamant are the Lyme vaccine, distemper and rabies. The rabies he will only...

I'm fairly certain this goes in nighttime parenting... My daughter will be 2 next week. We co-sleep, and are not trying to move the her into her own bed, although she does have on, and sometimes we do start her in her bed- she always...

I don't believe in medicating fevers, but sometimes I just need to check in- I assume, after reading other threads, that if she's drinking and sleeping, there really isn't that much to worry about, right? My daughter started running...

So I just watched the local news coverage of this, and was appalled at it, and I really would like to write to the station AND post an on-line response, but I want to know if I can post some of the links that I found here. In particular,...

Hmmmmm.... I can see a weekend project coming on. Do felted sweaters have to be 100% wool to work? I have several 80-20 blends (with acrylic, I think) that found their way into the dryer that I'd like to use up.

So, if using prefolds. you just snappi the diaper and pull wool pants on over? I assume they have to be fairly snug, more like leggings than pants, right?

My daughter has been sleeping on her tummy since she could roll herself there... about three months or so. i figure that if she is strong enough to get there by herself, she's strong enough to move her head if she needs to. Sometimes she...

Quote: Originally Posted by bec Porenn, it isn't a good idea to keep going back to phase 1. It isn't a sustainable phase. It was never intended as the weight loss phase. You won't see the same kind of quick weight...

Car that is.... The weather here is getting nicer, and I am gearing up for the argument with my husband where I say "no, the baby CAN'T take a ride in the back of your mother's convertible because I don't think its...