Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in babies, Birth, Things that make me go hmmm on Apr 8th, 2011
Last night I went to spin class and the woman spinning next to me was pregnant. It took me back three years ago when I was that person making sure I was drinking enough and feeling my baby kick to the beat. (Big Girl used to sleep in my belly during the classes. Little Girl [...]
A study popped into my in-box a few minutes ago from the University of Florida Health Science Center: Antibacterial Agent Could Cause Pregnancy Problems. I’ll give you the quick and dirty summary. Researchers think that triclosan interferes with estrogen sulfotransferase, an enzyme that is linked to the metabolism of estrogen. Estrogen that’s supposed to move [...]
Posted in Health, parenting, Preventative medicine, Safety, toddlers on Feb 22nd, 2010
I’ve had three really scary choking kid experiences in my life. Two with my own kids, one with a friend’s kid. The one with the friend’s kid happened first. It was five years ago. We were out at a Mexican restaurant eating lunch. My friend gave her then-18-month-old a tortilla chip. He ate it and [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Environment, Going Green, Health, Toxins on Dec 2nd, 2009
Consider this: In the 1990s, the average age a little girl got breast buds — a precursor to puberty — was just shy of 11. Today the average age is about nine! More than one in ten girls start developing at seven. (Thanks @DrGreene for pointing this out!) How could this be? Some experts think [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Sleep, toddlers on Nov 16th, 2009
I have two good sleepers. Both girls were sleeping through the night within a week or two. (And no, I didn’t nurse, so I know that has a lot to do with it. And yes, I got a lot of crap about not nursing. We’ll get to that in a separate post.) Today, my big [...]