Childbirth 23 January 2011

A mother of two birthed each child with different methods. The first one was a hospital delivery and the second one was done completely naturally at a birthing center. The difference was amazing.

 Childbirth 23 January 2011

Water birth is said to be the next best pain reliever to the epidural. For women desiring a natural birth this can be a wonderful way to help ease the pain and work of labor and help them to relax. During labor the uterine muscles contract very intensely, with the …

 Childbirth 23 January 2011

Our western culture has made natural childbirth something mysterious. It really isn’t talked about, and most women have never been exposed to it by the time they themselves are ready to birth their own babies. Doctors, with all of their knowledge, truly don’t understand the art of birthing a baby …

 Pets 18 January 2011

A while back I wrote a post on why we feed our pets a raw diet.  Since it is so rare in a commercialistic society to feed pets this way it’s necessary to give a run-down on how to feed as well.  Veterinarians aren’t typically a good source of information …

 Pregnancy 16 January 2011

This last week and a half has been difficult for me.  After nine and a half weeks of pregnancy, I had a miscarriage.  It’s hard getting over, emotionally.  Not yet past my trimester and I had fallen deeply in love with my babe, had hopes and dreams planned for the …

 Breastfeeding 12 January 2011

Mammals make milk to nourish their young- it’s what we do.  About 98% of all mothers can make sufficient quantities of milk for their babies.  But what about that two percent who can’t?  Some are faced with hormonal issues, some illness and some physical barriers to making milk to feed …

 Breastfeeding 1 December 2010

“You’re still breastfeeding her?” is the incredulous question so many of us who choose to nurse our children to natural duration hear. This question can make us uncomfortable.  How to respond? Sometimes the person goes even further to push his or her own opinion “if they’re old enough to ask …

 Circumcision 26 November 2010

Next November the people of San Francisco may be voting on a ban on routine infant circumcision.  I am all for a ban!  Based on the amount of news coverage of this proposed measure however, it appears that many are reeling in fury. 
Parents fear the government taking away too many …

 Pets 4 October 2010

When people learn that we feed our pets a raw diet we receive quite the range of interesting reactions- abject disgust, confusion, surprise, and on rare occasions someone enlightened will nod with hearty agreement. Here I will cover the reasons why we feed a biologically appropriate diet and why we …

 Breastfeeding 29 September 2010

About two and a half years ago when I became pregnant with A I purchased the Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (published by La Leche League International) on the recommendation of someone on an Internet forum.  I was intrigued by the title (so many other books represent breastfeeding as something technical, and …