Daisy | August 25, 2010
It’s time to get back to the Informed Decision-Making Guide, don’t you think? Nourishment seems to be the next big and obvious topic. We’re going to take it in two parts — first, breast or bottle? And then, when cows milk/solids? The debate around each of these questions seems different enough to warrant separate coverage. [...]
Daisy | August 2, 2010
For this topic I thought I would bring in a guest to post, to give us all a non-parent perspective. Here’s what she’s got to say: I am a 22 year old recent college graduate with no kids of my own. I do, however, spend a great deal of my time with kids. I worked [...]
Daisy | July 28, 2010
I could say I have been putting off writing this post because it is such an ugly, hot-button topic, but that would be a fib, and we have been reading “Franklin Fibs” at our house so I know that road leads nowhere good. The closer truth is that I have procrastinated in witting this post [...]
Daisy | July 16, 2010
Where Should Baby Sleep? In Bed With Us! This is sometimes called cosleeping, or sharing a “family bed”. Here are the top five reasons advocates will tell you cosleeping is best for your baby. 1. Cosleeping Promotes Nursing. If you are nursing, then sharing a bed can make things a lot easier than getting [...]
Daisy | July 13, 2010
How one should go about the birthing process is a personal decision that is impacted by your own notions of what you want from the childbirth experience, your own attitudes toward pain, and of course medical advice in cases where labor takes an unexpected turn or a birth is particularly high-risk. Personal though it may [...]
