Posts by MamaMae

Thanks so much! That does help, and looks about right to me for size. I'll have to check out Tiny Poopockets pattern. I'm a little out of the diapering loop this time around!

Hi there! I've looked around the archives a bit, but sorry if this is posted somewhere I couldn't see! I'm due soon with our third babe, and my last two babes were tiny little things (6 lbs or just under), so even the tiniest of the...

Hi there! And kudos to you for thinking about all of this BEFORE it's an issue! We've always had a family bed, and used it for naptime--never had a baby fall off a bed yet! LOL! For the early months, I mostly wore my babes as they...

There's a really great tutorial over on www.craftster.org for making your own cloth menstrual pads. I used this woman's templates and really liked how they came out. Of course, I got pregnant the very month that I made the new ones, so I...

My favorite online fabric shops are: www.equilter.com www.reprodepotfabrics.com www.sewzannes.com www.fabric.com (they sell Amy Butler for 7.99 a yard usually) And if you like Amy Butler's fabric, you'll love all the fabric in...

I've used Bumpy's (with other wool covers) for both of my babes, and have always machine washed, on warm, gentle cycle, with Eucalan. Line dry. With the Eucalan, I very rarely need to lanolize (every few months or so?). So far, I've...

Hi there! Which one best fits your style of homeschooling? Or rather, which one most inspires you? I read Home Education when I can find it (at the library, or a friends house), but I subscribe to Live Free Learn Free, because (as...

Oh, that's brilliant! We should collaborate! LOL!

Thanks! That looks adorable! I'm not necessarily wanting him to wean right now (though somedays I think that would be nice! ), but just want to get him started thinking about it atleast. Over a year of tandem nursing is starting to...

So we've got all the great breastfeeding books--Breastmilk Makes My Tummy Yummy, I'm Made of Mama's Milk, Michelle the Nursing Toddler. But are there any books for children about weaning?? My 3.5 year old has no plans to stop nursing...