Save 70% on Nursing Clothing and Bras
October 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment
I thought you might be interested in taking a look at Motherwear’s huge 70% off clearance sale with free shipping!
Now is the time to stock up on nursing tops, camis, PJs and more: Motherwear Clearance
You can find other cute nursing clothing items and pretty nursing bras here.
Do you need to take back your time?
October 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Did you know that October 24 is Take Back Your Time Day?
According to their website, TAKE BACK YOUR TIME is a major U.S./Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of overwork, over-scheduling and time famine that now threatens our health, our families and relationships, our communities and our environment.
Did you know that Americans work an average of 9 weeks more than our European counterparts? While being industrious and hardworking are good things, we’ve gotten to the point of ridiculousness, jeopardizing our health, families and spiritual lives.
One thing the organizers recommend is to make a special effort to have dinner with your family tonight. They even have a coupon for free salad with your pizza at Panera bread! Check it out: http://www.timeday.org/
And for inspiration for taking back the dinner hour, take a look at this video about the importance of breaking bread with family: Dinner Video
Save $10 on food, over and over
October 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Right now until November 30th, you can save $10 off of your grocery order at Amazon.com. Just enter the code GROCERY3 at checkout. You also get free shipping when you spend $25! You can even use the coupon as many times as you want.
Here is a yummy place to start: Cascadian Farms Organic Chewy Granola Bar, Chocolate Chip, 6-Count Boxes (Pack of 6)
Natural Moms Podcast #28
October 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment
This week’s show, is a rebroadcast of a March interview with Nicole MacKenzie, parenting coach and author of Mom Has Fun and creator of the Responsive Parenting Online parenting course.
Are omega 3 fatty acids safe for breastfeeding moms?
October 18, 2006 | 2 Comments
There has been a lot of research lately about Omega 3s, how supplementation with Cod Liver Oil or other sources of Omega 3s is a good idea. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are an essential nutrient that the body cannot produce on its own. Personally, I use Nordic Naturals Cod Liver Oil, as it’s the only kind that I can actually stomach!
Here is some more info for nursing Moms: is Omega 3 safe for breastfeeding?
Replacing Mom with a Product - How far will it go?
October 17, 2006 | 1 Comment
Thanks to Hathor the CowGoddess for the heads up on this one.
While I can see a *tiny* use for this product, like when Mom’s presence is impossible (while strapped into a car seat maybe?), overall this product and many others like it frighten me very much.
Why not just hold the baby if he wants to be held? Would you accept a cloth substitute for your husband when you wanted his comfort? How about a lifesize doll instead of your children?
Serious about organics?
October 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment
If you’re serious about eating organic food, it’s challenging enough when you’re eating at home. But if you’re traveling, it’s downright tough!
Here are two websites that you might want to bookmarkt. These help you locate restaurants that serve organic foods:
Local harvest and Organic menus
Bon appetit!
Natural Moms Podcast #27
October 16, 2006 | 2 Comments
This week on the show, my friend Jennifer Houck of Attachment Moms and I discuss attachment parenting burnout.
Mom Burnout, Take 2
October 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment
I really appreciated Julie’s comments here and got her permission to post her thoughts here. Julie is a life coach and you can visit her online at Realized Potential.
“In attachment parenting, we are attempting to parent in a very old style - a way that developed along with our own biological development. It’s therefore a fabulous way of parenting - it fits our biological babies and their innate needs perfectly. Unfortunately, we no longer live in a society that fits that type of parenting. We do it almost completely in isolation. Yes - a nuclear (or even small extended family) is basically isolation compared to the communal groups that biological anthropologists believe humans lived in for most of our existence on earth.
This means that burnout is not only almost inevitable, it is also wide-spread. Moms out there need to know that they are not failing when they feel burnt out!!!!!
I recall my birthday two months after Angelica was born. All I wanted was to have an hour by myself. My mom took Angelica, and I went to sit in the garden. But my mom kept interrupting me for unimportant things (like the phone ringing), and of course Angelica wanted to nurse, and I felt like I was going to literally burst into little pieces and be scattered all over my lawn. Worst of all, I burdened myself with the notion that there was something wrong with me that I felt like that. Not! 
Since then I’ve learned a few tricks that help me not only get by, but actually find my center and feel good again. I’m doing my best to implement at least two of them every week. For all of them, it helps me to actually commit to a day and time in my calendar, and plan to have my mom or husband take Angelica during that time. - a movement class (tai chi, qi gong, yoga etc.) - time in nature by myself - time one-on-one with a good friend
In addition, now that Angelica is sleeping more soundly at night and nursing less, I am less exhausted. I still go to bed with her and nurse her to sleep. Once she is asleep, though, I give myself permission to focus on myself and I read or journal or or meditate or pray. This has done wonders for me!
Another thing I do is get out of the house with Angelica and take a morning to just hang out together. No multi-tasking. My job is to enjoy her company. This, too, refuels me!
Thanks for broaching this important topic.”
Warmly, Julie
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Mom’s Stories of Burnout
October 12, 2006 | 1 Comment
One Mom describes her parenting experience with her first child and says,
“I can definitely say that I was burnt out from parenting [my first child] the way I had been when [the second] came along. I was tired, on edge and not really enjoying life to the fullest. My husband was also tired of the family bed and we needed a change!
What I learned form those years really is that each child is different. Yes I agree with a lot of the attachment parenting values. But make sure that you chose the ones that are right for your family as a whole… If the family bed does not work out try something different.
What helped our family get out of burnout was to set up more structure in our life..”
Karen
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