Cosleeping (whether bedsharing or roomsharing) could never be best if all participants do not feel comfortable with the practice, and this is always the best time to stop. If anyone involved does not wish to cosleep, then cosleeping should never be forced. Dr. James McKenna, Sleeping with Your Baby
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Archive for September, 2009
Nighttime Parenting
Posted in all things baby, parenting on September 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Parents: Most of What You Are Doing Is Wrong
Posted in books, parenting on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Great article on Salon: Parents: Most of What You Are Doing Is Wrong , a review of Nutureshock: New Thinking About Children.
Having read some of Alfie Kohn’s work, I’m familiar with some of this – especially the information about praise being bad. This sounds like a good book, but I’m not sure if I’ll get [...]
Making the “Terrible” Twos Terrific!
Posted in parenting on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Note: After writing this review, I decided to look up more information about the author. I was disappointed to find out that in a later book, he slammed attachment parenting, saying that it was for the benefit of the parent, not for the child. Those familiar with AP know that this makes absolutely no sense. [...]
One-Year Checkup
Posted in all things baby, crunchy, tagged breastfeeding on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today Calvin has his one-year visit with the pediatrician. I asked them to check his iron levels, as I was curious if they would be in normal range. Despite never having iron-fortified formula or food and despite never having taken vitamins, he was in a normal range.
Is Iron Supplementation Necessary? For the breastfed baby, the [...]
The Vaccine Book
Posted in all things baby, crunchy, health, parenting on September 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Calvin is now a year old and we are due for an appointment with the pediatrician. The question of vaccines always comes up at each visit. In preparation, I sat down to research the available vaccines and decide if there were any that I wanted to give to my son. Most parents vaccinate according to [...]
Becoming Orthodox: A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith
Posted in books, christianity, orthodox, tagged orthodox on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the story of an en masse conversion to Orthodox Christianity. The author and his Campus Crusade for Christ colleagues found that they had become disillusioned by the parachurch movement they were involved in. They wanted to rediscover the original church – the New Testament Church. Together they began a journey to find this [...]
Happy Birthday, Calvin
Posted in all things baby, childbirth, crunchy, midwifery, motherhood, parenting, women's health on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Baby boy, this year has gone by so quickly. I have loved so much and I have learned so much. You turned my world upside down. I love you – you’ll never know how much.
My baby is one today. In honor of his birthday, I decided that I should finally write down his birth story.
I [...]
Recovering from Anxiety
Posted in anti-depressants, anxiety, health on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Since I have written so much about the experience of anxiety and my road to recovery, I thought it would only be fair to write about what it is like to be 99% recovered from the experience. First, a quick recap:
January 2005 – I experience my first anxiety attack.
