Posts by IdentityCrisisMama

We're still on this road but I'm constantly amazed at how wonderfully things are going with our second child. She has the temperament for parent-lead weaning, that's for sure.  We've done a lot of what has been suggested but a few...

Though, I will give them credit for updating their meme. I've seen some pretty bad ones floating around that seem shameless in their lack of attention to truth. 

Quote: Originally Posted by Mirzam  I am sorry but this seems so pointless to me, vaccines (with the formaldehyde and whatever else) are injected into the body and pears with natural occurring formaldehyde in...

Quote: Originally Posted by fruitfulmomma  I liked the movie but I do not believe watching it was a good way to make a choice about where to give birth. I also watched as someone who had already planned a HB...

I was just at a playgroup watching my nearly 2 year old walk out of the main room. It was important to me to watch, obviously because she was wandering around outside of the toddler space, but also because I wanted to see how far she...

Yea, I agree with SCT. Nothing I did with either of my kids before they were maybe about a year seemed like discipline to me.  Those early things really felt like 100% my responsibility and that there wasn't too much to learn in...

Quote: Originally Posted by mothercat  IdentityCrisisMama, to answer your question about Judith Rooks.  Thanks MC. Please send her my regards and if she is aware of my questions, let her know that it was...

Quote: Originally Posted by Buzzbuzz  I'm sorry, but I think the "only vaginally born babies are REALLY loved by and attached to" their mothers meme is just so unfortunate.  Please, I have asked twice to...

I see so much of this as related - in the HB midwifery model of care, I feel like (often) we talk about optimal positioning and what a mother can do throughout pregnancy to encourage that. Can this happen in the care of an OB or...

Quote: Originally Posted by Buzzbuzz  This link provides a good summary of the current status of the legislative process in...