As an avid user of FuzziBunz cloth diapers on my little guy Brody, I was absolutely thrilled when I was recently given the opportunity to interview Tereson Dupuy, the brilliant mind that created FuzziBunz diapers in 1999. I was even more excited when I learned that FuzziBunz is currently selling a “Light it Up Blue” [...]
Tags: autism, Autism Speaks, cloth diapers, fuzzibunz
This is the part where we gather around the proverbial parenting/mothering ‘campfire’ hug each other, and sing Kumbaya. Oh, and we hug, and cry, and tell each other we are perfect. And while we are dreaming lets pretend that through our awesomeness of just being a parent that we have cured poverty, world hunger, and [...]
Tags: junk food, Mommy Wars, mothering, parenting, parenting choices
In my lifetime, I have been in 3 car accidents. Two of which were with my son in the car (none of which were my fault). Because of that, I strive to be the safest driver I can be, to keep my children in the safest car seats available (this includes extended rear facing and [...]
When expecting your third child, you think you know exactly how and when the baby is going to come. You’ve had some practice, and this baby can’t be that different. So of course it’s surprising when you realize how untrue that is. My second child made her appearance after just 4 hours of labor, at [...]
Tags: baby, birth, breastfeeding, labor, natural, pregnancy, water birth
My husband came home from work and told me about what he witnessed on the subway. We live in NYC so we do see lots of freaky things but we often don’t think twice about it and stick our nose back into our book or in his case, the insert name of game he is [...]
I was in the store and decided to take a wee little gander at the ingredients in a Sponge Bob bubble bath bottle for kids. Then I looked at the Dora bubble bath. Next the Mr. Bubble. I shouldn’t have been shocked really. But I still was. Being the overly worried about what’s in everything [...]
I love breastfeeding. I love the act, the benefits, the hormones released, the sleepy smiles and sweet cuddles. Everything about breastfeeding -even the tough parts- are completely wonderful and awesome to me. I want nothing more than for every mother to be able to experience what I’ve experienced. It has transformed my life in so [...]
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Ahhh, the holidays! ‘Tis the season for friends, family, good food and good booze. Candles or a Christmas tree aren’t the only things getting lit this time of year! Ok, maybe (hopefully) that’s an exaggeration, but there is no denying that alcohol sales soar this time of year. I personally enjoy a glass of wine [...]
Tags: alcohol, baby, breastfeeding, chanukah, christmas, holiday, new years, nursing, yule