Dump that poop! Easy answer. No matter what kind of diaper you are using on your baby, dump solids in the toilet. As with most things, understanding a few more subtleties will help with your cloth diapering success. Poop, poo, solids, bowel movement, fecal matter. Whatever you call it, it’s still easy to deal with … Read more
I love midsummer. Strawberries are ripe and raspberries will be ripe soon. Farmer’s markets are buzzing. This is the time to think about turning some of your harvest into nutritious food for your baby. I have a few tips if you are about to make your own baby food for the first time. Homemade Baby Food Tip … Read more
You can wear two babies at once. If you have twins or a baby and a toddler, don’t be discouraged from wearing both of your children. A Newborn and a Toddler My children are three years apart. I found it quite easy to start with the baby up high in a ring sling, in an easy … Read more
The first few weeks of breastfeeding after giving birth can be an emotional time for a new mother. The physical and emotional changes, and the hormones that stimulate these changes, can leave you wondering what is going on. Look what you’ve just been through! The experience of giving birth chances you. And, now, the complete … Read more
In my husband’s family, in rural England, Christmas Day must involve playing Pooh Sticks after Christmas lunch. This is the game Winnie-the-Pooh devised in The House at Pooh Corner (the game that author A. A. Milne created for his son Christopher Robin Milne). The game of Pooh Sticks involves dropping sticks off a bridge into a flowing … Read more