5 Pros And Cons To Having A Large Family

I've been thinking a lot about large family dynamics. With four naturally spaced kids, the age difference gets pretty spread out between the oldest and youngest. Even though two children are seen as average (in...

Slow Bone Loss During Breastfeeding: CARRY your baby(ies)!

Calcium is typically transferred from your bones to your breast milk when you nurse. The good news is that most women do return to normal calcium levels after weaning their babes. Want to make it...

A Mother's Adventures in Breastfeeding and Nursing

The nursing relationship that I share with my 19-month-old son is precious to my family. Growing up in a rather conservative mid-western environment, I saw women breastfeed their young babies until about six months, but...

International Travel: 10 Tips to Traveling With a Baby

As a family with the “adventure bug,” I will admit that having a baby put us in a bit of an upside-down state. Gone were the days of randomly getting in the car and getting...

How Not to Hurt Your Back When Using a Carrier or Wrap

Even the most state-of-the-art baby carrier that has incredible weight distribution may not be enough to keep your back from aching. The trick is to remember that you need to be proactively focusing on keeping...

3 Nourishing Postpartum Meals

When I gave birth to my daughter, I was elated. I was relieved. I was over-the-moon in awe. I was dizzy with gratitude. I was to-the-bone tired. I was a little off-kilter with the shifting...

Tips to Thriving In New Mamaland

We recently celebrated our daughter's first birthday. Approaching the big anniversary of her turn around the sun, I was all over Pinterest. I prepped and prepped and prepped for a big party, mobilized family and...

Motherhood As a World View, Sort Of

There's a Buddhist ideology that I've seen present in a few of the contemplative traditions I've practiced. That is that all beings have at one time or other been my mother. This of course assumes...

From One Mom To Another: Why Boba is my FIRST choice!

I'm going to start by letting you in on a BIG secret: I LOVE Boba! No kidding? NO KIDDING! Ha ha, right? The truth is that this is the truth. Browsing the internet I am...