Health

Looking Back On A Year Gone By

To Our Little Lion,

The allusion to a New Year reflection post is intentional, as is the suggestiveness of the title that time is moving past us at a regretfully quick speed. Although the first few weeks and months of your life you were changing…

Review — Baby-Led Weaning (#review, #books, #parenting, #babies, #children, #food)

[amazon text=Baby-Led Weaning: The Essential Guide to Introducing Solid Foods-and Helping Your Baby to Grow Up a Happy and Confident Eater&asin=161519021X]

My Postpartum Experience (#motherhood, #parenting, #postpartum, #fourthtrimester)

As our lion cub is nearing his six month birthday and gaining more independence, I’m finding the time and energy to reflect on my postpartum experience. I want to document this for future…

Review — The Vaccine Book (#vaccination, #health)

[amazon text=The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child&asin=0316180521]

by Dr. Robert W. Sears, published 2011

Notes About The First Ten Days Of Your Life (#infancy, #life)

To my Little Lion,

I wanted to share some observations about the condition of your world at the time of and shortly after your birth, just ten days ago. It may interest you to look back on this some…

Another Story About The ER (#health, #parenting, #infancy, #risks)

The following is an email sent by a friend who reads the blog in response to the recent posts about my visit to the ER. It is about an experience he had with his infant daughter and I got his permission to share it…

Why I Try To Avoid Visits To The Doctor’s Office (#health, #medicine, #choice, #selfesteem)

I don’t go to the doctor much. I think that’s a good thing, but people who believe “an ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure” might be horrified to know that I don’t even…

Review — Your Self-Confident Baby (#parenting, #RIE, #infancy, #children, #respect)

[amazon text=Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child’s Natural Abilities&asin=1118158792]

Video — The Truth About Breastfeeding (#infancy, #health, #parenting)

We plan to breastfeed our infant. This video provides a lot of information about the benefits of breastfeeding. It doesn’t discuss any “risks”, although I am not sure that is a meaningful concept when analyzing…